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Saw Chit Thu

Disqualified · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameChit Thu · Maung Chit Thu · Saw Chit Thu · Saw Chit Thu (a.k.a. Saw San Myint, Maung Chit Thu, Chit Thu) · Saw San Myint · 2 more...[sources]
Other nameChit Thu · Maung Chit Thu · Saw San Myint[sources]
Weak aliasChit Thu[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthInn village, Hlaingbwe, Karen State, Burma · Inn village, Hlaingbwe, MYANMAR · Inn village, Hlaingbwe, État karen: MYANMAR/BIRMANIE · Inn village, Hlaingbwe, État karen · Inn village, Myanmar[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar[sources]
CountryMyanmar[sources]
Country of birthMyanmar[sources]
First nameMaung Chit · Saw · Saw Chit · Saw San[sources]
ID Number3LabanaN069004[sources]
Last nameMyint · Thu[sources]
Second nameChit[sources]
TitleColonel[sources]
Unique Entity IDEH5LFYUAB684[sources]
PositionColonel · General secretary and senior adviser of the Kayin State Border Guard Force (BGF) · a Karen/Kayin warlord and businessperson. He is a founding member and the Secretary-General of the Karen/Kayin Border Guard Forces (BGF)/Karen National Army (KNA), an armed group affiliated with the Tatmadaw (the Myanmar Armed Forces).[sources]
AddressKAREN STATE, MMR · Karen State · Yatai New City, Shwe Kokko · Yatai New City, Shwe Kokko, Myanmar[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Colonel Saw Chit Thu is a Karen/Kayin warlord and businessperson. He is a founding member and the Secretary-General of the Karen/Kayin Border Guard Forces (BGF)/Karen National Army (KNA), an armed group affiliated with the Tatmadaw (the Myanmar Armed Forces). Under Chit Thu’s leadership, the BGF/KNA is responsible for human rights violations and abuses against civilians in its operations areas, including scam compounds like Shwe Kokko. The compounds are regional hubs for transnational crime, including online fraud, drugs and human trafficking. The scam compounds are experiencing massive human rights violations, including forced labour and torture, thus threatening the peace, security and stability in Myanmar/Burma. To control the scam compounds, the BGF/KNA collaborates with the Tatmadaw, for example by informing the Tatmadaw about opponents of the government and by forcefully recruiting soldiers, thus further contributing to threatening the security and stability of Myanmar/Burma. Saw Chit Thu is the founder and former chairman of Chit Linn Myaing Group (CLM), a group of companies run by his family in cooperation with the BGF, also involved and gaining profit from Shwe Kokko. Since 2017, Saw Chit Thu is developing Yatai New City in Shwe Kokko in cooperation with Yatai International Holding Group. As founding member and Secretary-General of the BGF/KNA and due to his involvement in the scam compounds, Saw Chit Thu is responsible for serious human rights violations in Myanmar/Burma and is furthermore engaged in actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma. He is furthermore associated with the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw).

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Rank: Colonel

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated entity: Chit Linn Myaing Group

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated entity: Chit Linn Myaing Group

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Nationality: Myanmar/Burma; Place of birth: Inn village, Hlaingbwe, Karen State, Myanmar/Burma; Gender: male; Rank: Colonel; Associated entity: Chit Linn Myaing Group

EU Sanctions Map,

Entité associée: Chit Linn Myaing Group - Le colonel Saw Chit Thu est un homme d’affaires et seigneur de guerre karen/kayin. Il est l’un des membres fondateurs et le secrétaire général des gardes-frontières karens/kayins (BGF)/de l’armée nationale karen (KNA), un groupe armé affilié à la Tatmadaw (forces armées du Myanmar). Sous la direction de Chit Thu, les BGF/KNA sont responsables de violations des droits de l’homme et d’atteintes aux droits de l’homme commises à l’encontre de civils dans leurs zones d’opération, y compris les centres d’escroquerie tels que Shwe Kokko. Il s’agit de pôles régionaux utilisés pour la criminalité transnationale, y compris la fraude en ligne, les stupéfiants et la traite des êtres humains. Les centres d’escroquerie connaissent des violations massives des droits de l’homme, y compris le travail forcé et la torture, ce qui menace la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité au Myanmar/en Birmanie. Pour contrôler les centres d’escroquerie, les BGF/KNA BGF collaborent avec la Tatmadaw, par exemple en lui communiquant des informations sur les opposants au gouvernement et en recrutant de force des soldats, contribuant ainsi davantage à menacer la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. Saw Chit Thu est le fondateur et ancien président de Chit Linn Myaing Group (CLM), un groupe d’entreprises dirigé par sa famille en coopération avec les BGF, qui est également lié à Shwe Kokko et en tire profit. Depuis 2017, Saw Chit Thu développe Yatai New City à Shwe Kokko en coopération avec Yatai International Holding Group. En tant que membre fondateur et secrétaire général des BGF/KNA et en raison de ses liens avec les centres d’escroquerie, Saw Chit Thu est responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme au Myanmar/en Birmanie et participe en outre à des actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. Il est en outre associé aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw).

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Entité associée : Chit Linn Myaing Group

Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Sanctions Map1,301

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,855

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,713

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,688

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,470

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

French National Asset Freezing System5,742

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,222

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,591

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,566

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH


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