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Mya Tun Oo

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TypePerson[sources]
NameMya Tun OO · Mya Tun Oo · OO, Mya Tun · Мья Тун У · میا تون او · 3 more...[sources]
Other nameGeneral Mya Htun Oo · Mya Htun Oo · ミャー・トゥン・ウー · 妙吞乌 · 妙吞吴[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CountryMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
First nameMya · Mya Tun[sources]
Last nameMya Tun Oo · OO · Oo[sources]
Second nameHtun · Tun[sources]
TitleGeneral[sources]
Wikidata IDQ19718465[sources]
PositionGénéral et membre des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw) · Minister of Defence · Minister of Defence (2021-2023) · Minister of Defence since 1 February 2021 and also Deputy Prime Minister since 1 February 2023. Member of the State Administrative Council (SAC). Member of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). · Ministre de la défense depuis 1er février 2021 et membre du Conseil d'administration de l'État (SAC) · 1 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Minister for Defence; Myanmar military Reserves List; Member of the State Administration Council

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

In 2018, the United Nations as well as international civil society organisations reported gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States against the Rohingya population by the military and police forces since 2011 and concluded that many of those violations amount to the gravest crimes under international law. Mya Tun Oo was Joint Chief of Staff of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), the third most senior position in the Tatmadaw, from Aug 2016 until his appointment as Minister of Defence. In that capacity, he oversaw military operations carried out in Rakhine State and coordinated the various armed forces, including the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the use of artillery. He is therefore responsible for those serious violations and abuses against the Rohingya population.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

General Mya Tun Oo is a member of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). He was appointed Minister of Defence on 1 Feb 2021 and is a member of the State Administrative Council (SAC). On 1 Feb 2023, he was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister. On 1 Feb 2021, the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup in Myanmar by setting aside the results of the elections held on 8 Nov 2020 and by overthrowing the democratically elected government. As part of the coup, Vice-President Myint Swe, functioning as Acting President, declared a state of emergency on 1 Feb 2021 and transferred the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the state to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. On 2 Feb 2021, the SAC was established to exercise those powers, preventing the democratically elected government from fulfilling its mandate. Mya Tun Oo participated in the meeting of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) on 31 Jan 2022, which extended the state of emergency until 31 Jul 2022. As member of the NDSC and SAC, General Mya Tun Oo has been directly involved in and responsible for decision-making concerning state functions and is therefore responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Additionally, the SAC adopted decisions restricting the rights to freedom of expression, including access to information, and peaceful assembly. The military forces and authorities operating under the control of the SAC have committed serious human rights violations since 1 Feb 2021, killing civilian and unarmed protestors, restricting freedom of assembly and of expression, including by restricting internet access, and through arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition leaders and opponents of the coup. As member of the SAC, General Mya Tun Oo is directly responsible for those repressive decisions and for serious human rights violations. Furthermore, as Minister of Defence, Mya Tun Oo bears responsibility for the attacks by the military forces in Kayah State on 25 Dec 2021 killing more than 30 people, including children and humanitarian staff, and mass killings and torture of civilians throughout Myanmar. As Minister of Defence, General Mya Tun Oo is moreover responsible for the bombardments, air raids, and other instances of large-scale violence that have been carried out by the Myanmar armed forces during 2022. Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Le général Mya Tun Oo est membre des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw). Il a été nommé ministre de la défense le 1er février 2021 et est membre du Conseil d’administration de l’État (SAC). Le 1er février 2023, il a également été nommé vice-Premier ministre. Le 1er février 2021, les forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw), dirigées par Min Aung Hlaing, leur commandant en chef, ont perpétré un coup d’État au Myanmar/en Birmanie en rejetant les résultats des élections tenues le 8 novembre 2020 et en renversant le gouvernement démocratiquement élu. Dans le cadre de ce coup d’État, le vice-président Myint Swe, agissant en qualité de président par intérim, a proclamé l’état d’urgence le 1er février 2021 et transféré les pouvoirs législatif, exécutif et judiciaire de l’État au commandant en chef des services de défense, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing. Le 2 février 2021, le SAC a été institué pour exercer ces pouvoirs, empêchant le gouvernement démocratiquement élu d’accomplir son mandat. Mya Tun Oo a participé à la réunion du Conseil national de défense et de sécurité (NDSC) du 31 janvier 2022, lors de laquelle l’état d’urgence a été prorogé jusqu’au 31 juillet 2022. En sa qualité de membre du NDSC et du SAC, le général Mya Tun Oo a directement participé à la prise de décisions relatives aux fonctions de l’État et en porte la responsabilité et est donc responsable d’avoir porté atteinte à la démocratie et à l’État de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie. En outre, le SAC a adopté des décisions limitant le droit à la liberté d’expression, y compris à l’accès à l’information, et le droit de se réunir pacifiquement. Les forces militaires et les autorités opérant sous le contrôle du SAC commettent de graves violations des droits de l’homme depuis le 1er février 2021, en tuant des civils et des manifestants non armés, en limitant la liberté de réunion et d’expression, y compris par des restrictions à l’accès à l’internet, des arrestations arbitraires et la détention de dirigeants de l’opposition et d’opposants au coup d’État. En sa qualité de membre du SAC, le général Mya Tun Oo est directement responsable de ces décisions répressives et de graves violations des droits de l’homme. En outre, en tant que ministre de la défense, Mya Tun Oo porte la responsabilité des attaques menées par les forces militaires dans l’État kayah le 25 décembre 2021, qui ont fait plus de 30 morts, dont des enfants et du personnel humanitaire, ainsi que des massacres et des actes de torture perpétrés contre des civils dans l’ensemble du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. En tant que ministre de la défense, le général Mya Tun Oo est en outre responsable des bombardements, des raids aériens et d’autres cas de violence à grande échelle auxquels se sont livrées les forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie en 2022. Il est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme au Myanmar/en Birmanie. En 2018, les Nations unies ainsi que des organisations internationales de la société civile ont fait état de violations flagrantes des droits de l’homme et de graves atteintes au droit international humanitaire commises depuis 2011 par l’armée et la police contre les Rohingyas dans l’État kachin, l’État shan et l’État de Rakhine, et elles sont parvenues à la conclusion que nombre de ces violations constituaient des crimes de la plus haute gravité en droit international. Mya Tun Oo a été le chef adjoint de l’état-major des forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw), troisième poste le plus élevé dans la Tatmadaw, d’août 2016 à sa nomination en tant que ministre de la défense. En cette qualité, il a supervisé les opérations militaires menées dans l’État de Rakhine et coordonné les différentes forces armées, notamment terrestres, navales et aériennes, ainsi que le recours à l’artillerie. Il est donc responsable de ces graves atteintes et exactions contre les Rohingyas.

French Freezing of Assets,

Joined Military 1980. Rapid rise to General 26 August 2016 (Chief of General Staff, Army, Navy and Air Force)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Minister of Defense (Myanmar)

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,854

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,550

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

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

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

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,064

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,284

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

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

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)

External databases

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Wikidata224,896

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: eu-tb-logical-128200 · fr-ga-3507 · NK-d77LkXuFEqKTBYBT2MPVAp · ca-sema-2-51-mm-mya-tun-oo · ch-seco-44854 · gb-hmt-14058 · NK-fXmeqWtC7rnGPNLyhv2qwU · au-dfat-7321-mya-tun-oo · ofac-31131 · ca-sema-burma-2-51 · eu-fsf-eu-6235-31

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