US sanctions 2 Burmese generals for violence against protesters: Treasury Department

WASHINGTON – America on Monday imposed sanctions on two members of Burma’s navy junta for the February 1 coup.

The Treasury Department’s Workplace of International Belongings Management stated the transfer was focusing on Lt. Gen. Moe Myint Tun and Gen. Maung Maung Kyaw.

« The navy should reverse their actions and urgently restore the democratically elected authorities in Burma, or the Treasury Department is not going to hesitate to take additional motion, » the division stated in an announcement.

Police use water cannons to disperse protesters throughout a protest in Mandalay, Burma, on Feb.9, 2021. (AP Photograph)

“America will proceed to work with companions all through the area and the world to stress the Burmese military and police to cease all violence against peaceable protesters, to assist the restoration of democracy and the rule of legislation in Burma, to induce the instant launch of political prisoners, together with State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and to advertise accountability for these accountable for attempting to reverse Burma’s progress in the direction of democracy. « 

The measure freezes US property from these blacklisted and usually prohibits Individuals from coping with them.