UKSL Sanctions designation

99th Light Infantry Division

Entity · designated 8 December 2022

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
MYA0057
OFSI group ID
15666
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
8 December 2022
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • The 99th Light Infantry Division (99 LID) is an involved person under The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 because: 99 LID is or has been involved in the commission of serious human rights violations in Myanmar. Specifically in relation to the right of persons not to be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Myanmar, including in the context of—rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, against men, women and children of ethnic and religious minorities in Rakhine State.

Other information

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