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The EU is tightening sanctions against the military and crooks in Myanmar.
The European Union has imposed new sanctions against three people and one company linked to the military junta in Myanmar for participating in fraudulent operations targeting both local residents and people from neighboring countries.
The sanctions list includes the Chit Linn Myaing Group (CLM) and its founder, former chairman, Colonel Sow Chit Thoo. CLM makes money from fraud in the Myawaddi area of Myanmar on the border with Thailand, especially in the city of Shwe Kokko, which has become a hub for criminal activity including online fraud, human trafficking, and trafficking in illegal substances. Human rights are also violated in this area: people are forced to work, torture is used. CLM is closely associated with the military, providing them with information about opponents and recruiting soldiers by force.
Lieutenant Colonel Mote Tun and Major Tin Win have also been added to the sanctions list. Moat Thun is one of the founders and deputy secretary of the Karen Border Force, which has close ties to the military and has influence in the southern part of Myaveddi, where fraudulent centers are concentrated. Major Tin Win is a subordinate of Colonel Sou Chit Thu and is heavily involved in fraudulent projects such as Shwe Kokko, KK Park, and Huanya.
Now 106 people and 22 organizations are under sanctions: they are banned from entering the EU, their assets are frozen, and cooperation with them is prohibited. The new measures complement the end of financial assistance to the Myanmar government and the freezing of support that could help the junta.
In August 2023, the UN estimated that about 120 thousand people were recruited in Myanmar to work in fraudulent transactions. In January 2024, Chinese state media reported that over the past year, about 41 thousand people involved in telecommunications fraud in Myanmar have been handed over to the Chinese authorities. It is unclear how many of those detained were themselves victims of human trafficking rather than targeted cyber fraudsters, but there are plenty of such precedents in the region.
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The European Union has imposed new sanctions against three people and one company linked to the military junta in Myanmar for participating in fraudulent operations targeting both local residents and people from neighboring countries.
The sanctions list includes the Chit Linn Myaing Group (CLM) and its founder, former chairman, Colonel Sow Chit Thoo. CLM makes money from fraud in the Myawaddi area of Myanmar on the border with Thailand, especially in the city of Shwe Kokko, which has become a hub for criminal activity including online fraud, human trafficking, and trafficking in illegal substances. Human rights are also violated in this area: people are forced to work, torture is used. CLM is closely associated with the military, providing them with information about opponents and recruiting soldiers by force.
Lieutenant Colonel Mote Tun and Major Tin Win have also been added to the sanctions list. Moat Thun is one of the founders and deputy secretary of the Karen Border Force, which has close ties to the military and has influence in the southern part of Myaveddi, where fraudulent centers are concentrated. Major Tin Win is a subordinate of Colonel Sou Chit Thu and is heavily involved in fraudulent projects such as Shwe Kokko, KK Park, and Huanya.
Now 106 people and 22 organizations are under sanctions: they are banned from entering the EU, their assets are frozen, and cooperation with them is prohibited. The new measures complement the end of financial assistance to the Myanmar government and the freezing of support that could help the junta.
In August 2023, the UN estimated that about 120 thousand people were recruited in Myanmar to work in fraudulent transactions. In January 2024, Chinese state media reported that over the past year, about 41 thousand people involved in telecommunications fraud in Myanmar have been handed over to the Chinese authorities. It is unclear how many of those detained were themselves victims of human trafficking rather than targeted cyber fraudsters, but there are plenty of such precedents in the region.
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