Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- GHR0047
- OFSI group ID
- 13898
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 6 July 2020
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- Vice Senior General Soe Win, as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army, had responsibility for the Tatmadaw troops who carried out serious human rights violations against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in 2017 and 2019 including unlawful killings, torture, forced labour, systematic rape and other forms of targeted sexual violence. Soe Win was also involved in the financing of the Tatmadaw military operations in Rakhine State during which these violations took place, knowing that this financing would contribute to the commission of these violations.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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