UKSL Sanctions designation

Kyaw Chay

Individual · designated 29 April 2021

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
MYA0012
OFSI group ID
13738
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
29 April 2021
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Corporal Kyaw Chay is a member of the Border Guard Police (BGP) and was present in the BGP base in Zay Di Pyin in Rakhine, during the most intense months of the Rohingya ‘clearance operations’, which commenced on 25 August 2017 and were at their most intense during the following two months. During this time Corporal Kyaw Chay directly participated in serious human rights violations. He is personally responsible for serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya in Rakhine State, including physical abuse, torture and sexual violence against and detention of Rohingya people.

Other information

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

Addresses

  • Country: Myanmar
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