Since the military coup of February 1, 2021, the
people of Burma have stood firm in rejecting military rule and calling for
their country’s return to the path to inclusive democracy. Tragically, in
its continued violent quest to consolidate control, the regime has killed
nearly 1,500 people, including women and children, and detained some 10,000
more, including civilian officials, civil society and labor activists,
journalists, and foreign citizens.
On the one-year anniversary of the coup, the United
States is imposing sanctions on the Directorate of Procurement of the
Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services; on Tay Za, a prominent business
supporter of the regime, and his adult sons, Htoo Htet Tay Za and Pye Phyo Tay
Za; and on prominent business supporter of the regime Jonathan Myo Kyaw Thaung
and his KT Services and Logistics (KTSL) Company Limited. Today’s action
also includes the designation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo, Union
Attorney General Thida Oo, and Anti-Corruption Commission Chair Tin Oo for
their role in enabling the regime to undermine the rule of law and Burma’s
democratic institutions. These actions were taken pursuant to Executive
Order 14014.
We are coordinating these actions with the United
Kingdom and Canada to demonstrate the international community’s strong support
for the people of Burma and to further promote accountability for the coup and
the violence perpetrated by the regime, including the killing of at least 35
people including children and humanitarian workers in Kayah State on Christmas
Eve last year. The United States will continue to work with our
international partners to address human rights abuses and press the regime to
cease the violence, release all those unjustly detained, allow unhindered
humanitarian access, and restore Burma’s path to democracy.
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