The EU froze the assets of 19 people—including Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister, the chief justice at Myanmar’s supreme court, top military brass, and businesspeople linked to the armed forces—and banned them from traveling in Europe.
The 27-nation bloc also froze the assets in Europe of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC). EU headquarters said in a statement that the SAC, set up in February 2021 following a military coup, “is responsible for policies and activities that undermine democracy and the rule of law.”
The new sanctions mean that a total of 84 people and 11 “entities” like agencies, companies, or organizations are now targeted by the EU. The bloc also has an arms embargo in place, as well as a ban on equipment that can be used for internal repression or monitoring communications.
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