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Thet Pon

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Thet Pon is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.
TypePerson[sources]
NameThet Pon[sources]
Birth datenot available[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CountryMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
First nameThet[sources]
Last namePon · Thet Pon[sources]
TitleLieutenant General[sources]
PositionCommandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) depuis juin 2020 · Commander of the Bureau of Special Operations 5 (BSO 5) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). Previously, he was Commander of the North Western Command and the Yangon Regional Commander. · Général de corps d’armée[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
Created at[sources]
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Descriptions

In his capacity as Commander of BSO 5, Thet Pon is responsible for serious human right violations, for activities undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma, as well as for actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Lieutenant General Thet Pon is the Commander of the Bureau of Special Operations 5 (BSO 5) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) since June 2020. Previously, he was Commander of the North Western Command until 2017 and the Yangon Regional Commander between 2017 and June 2020. As Commander of BSO 5, Thet Pon commands and controls the military forces and the military tribunals in the Yangon Region. In March 2021, the State Administration Council introduced martial law in Myanmar, transferring executive and judicial power to the head of the relevant regional military commands. By July 2022, military tribunals in the Yangon Region sentenced 119 individuals to death, many of them for political reasons, including four members of the democratic opposition who were executed in the Yangon Region.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Additionally, military forces in the Yangon region committed violent acts and killings against peaceful protestors, such as the use of lethal force during anti-junta protests in Yangon’s Hlaing Tharyar township on 14 March 2021.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Le général de corps d’armée Thet Pon est le commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5 des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) depuis juin 2020. Auparavant, il a été le commandant du commandement Nord-Ouest jusqu’en 2017 et le commandant régional de Yangon entre 2017 et juin 2020. En tant que commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5, Thet Pon commande et contrôle les forces militaires et les tribunaux militaires de la région de Yangon. En mars 2021, le Conseil d’administration de l’État a introduit la loi martiale au Myanmar/en Birmanie, transférant le pouvoir exécutif et judiciaire au chef de chaque commandement militaire régional concerné. Jusqu’en juillet 2022, les tribunaux militaires de la région de Yangon ont condamné à mort 119 personnes, dont un grand nombre pour des raisons politiques, y compris quatre membres de l’opposition démocratique qui ont été exécutés dans la région de Yangon. En outre, les forces militaires de la région de Yangon ont commis des actes violents et des meurtres contre des manifestants pacifiques, comme le recours à la force létale lors de manifestations organisées contre la junte dans le canton de Hlaing Tharyar à Yangon le 14 mars 2021. En sa qualité de commandant du Bureau des opérations spéciales no 5, Thet Pon est responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme, d’activités portant atteinte à la démocratie et à l’état de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie, ainsi que d’actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie.

French Freezing of Assets,

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Data sources

French Freezing of Assets6,257

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 · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,000

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

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,285

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,057

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

European Union · European External Action Service

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,214

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada


Source data IDs: ch-seco-57463 · eu-fsf-eu-9041-47 · ca-sema-2-95-mm-thet-pon · eu-tb-logical-145496 · fr-ga-5043

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