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Zaw MIN

Nationality

Burma

DoB

1970

Address

Burma

Official reason

Zaw Min was appointed as the Director General of the Prison Department, Ministry of Home affairs on February 4, 2021. Under his leadership, detainees in Burma’s prisons have been subject to torture, beating, and other inhumane treatment. All four of these individuals were appointed directly by Min Aung Hlaing’s State Administration Council and have...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1856

Date of listing

2023-10-31

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 14014

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Myanmar

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Official Information

On February 10, 2021, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14014 of February 10, 2021, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (86 FR 9429, February 12, 2021). In E.O. 14014, the President determined that...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/01/2021-11483/burma-sanctions-regulations