- Programme
- Myanmar
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 17 October 2018 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), article 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 (Travelban)
- Stated grounds
- Lieutenant Colonel Myo Myint Aung has been the Yangon Region Economic Minister since 2 September 2022. As the Minister of the Yangon Region, he is directly involved in and responsible for decision making concerning Yangon region. Additionally, he previously served as Yangon Military Recruitment Commander and Military Judge since the establishment of military courts until September 2022. In this capacity, he was allegedly involved in the process of death sentences and execution of four democracy activists in July 2022. During his tenure as Military Judge, numerous members of the opposition were sentenced to death and prison terms. In those capacities, he is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations since the 2021 coup.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026