US imposes sanctions against Myanmar army officers for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to US
US says Myanmar's Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was sanctioned for role in violence two years ago that led about 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border to Bangladesh.
The State Department said on Tuesday it took action against army chief Min Aung Hlaing and the others after finding credible evidence they were involved in the violence two years ago that led about 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border to Bangladesh. "We remain concerned that the Burmese government has taken no actions to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, and there are continued reports of the Burmese military committing human rights violations and abuses throughout the country," he said in a statement.
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