BANGKOK—A United Nations-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials.
The US Treasury Department said Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on Myanmar’s state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, a joint venture partner in all offshore gas projects and a vital source of hard cash for the military government. The sanctions block access to money and resources under US control, and prohibit US citizens from providing financial services to—or for the benefit of—MOGE starting from December 15.
Canada also imposed sanctions against 39 individuals and 22 entities in coordination with the UK and the US. Justice for Myanmar, an underground group of researchers and activists from Myanmar, also said the US move against MOGE was a welcome step “to disrupt the junta’s single biggest source of foreign revenue.” The group operates covertly because the military government does not tolerate critics of its rule.
Widespread nonviolent protests following the military takeover were suppressed by deadly force and triggered armed resistance in much of the country that some experts characterize as a civil war.
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