US and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions
The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of a military coup with curbs on energy officials and junta members, among others.
United States imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others, according to a Treasury Department statement.
It marks the first time the US has targeted Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) officials under the present Myanmar sanctions program, a Treasury spokesman said.
Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom also announced new sanctions.
Myanmar's top generals led a coup in February 2021 after 5 years of tense power-sharing under a quasi-civilian political system that was created by the military, which led to a decade of unprecedented change.
Myanmar has been in chaos since the coup, with a resistance movement fighting the military on multiple fronts after a bloody crackdown on opponents that saw Western sanctions re-imposed.
Tuesday's US sanctions target the managing director and deputy managing director of MOGE, which is the junta's single largest revenue generating state-owned enterprise, according to Treasury.
Human rights advocates have called for sanctions on MOGE, but US has so far held back.
Also designated by Washington was the Union Minister of Energy, who Treasury said represents Myanmar's government in international and domestic energy sector engagements and manages the state-owned entities involved in the production and export of oil and gas.
Mining Enterprise No 1 and Mining Enterprise No 2, both state-owned enterprises, as well as the Union Election Commission, were also hit with sanctions by United States.
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