CNI News

6 August 2023

The State Administration Council (SAC) doesn't care about pressure and sanction, said Col. Khun Okka, an ethnic armed leader who is well-experienced in revolution, to CNI News. 

The European Union imposed sanctions on three minister of the SAC, six individuals and No.2 Mining Industry on 20th July, 2023. The SAC would continue to go on its way without caring about sanctions, said Col.Khun Okka.

" The SAC seems to intend to hold a peace conference and an election if it gets local unity to an extent. It doesn't care about pressure or sanctions. But it seems to re-negotiate with the leaders who have been punished to make the path that it wants to go more straight." he said. 
After the SAC took power on the first of February 2021, western countries imposed sanctions on members of the SAC and some businessmen. Moreover, Switzerland imposed sanctions on No.2 Mining Industry and six individuals on 3rd August, 2023.

Nolin Heza, UN representative for Myanmar meeting with Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in August 2022

 The Tatmadaw involved in human rights violations and oppressions on the public, said in the statement released by the Switzerland government. 

Western countries' sanctions on the SAC was just a little impact and because the SAC had relations with some ASEAN members including China and Russia, it had an exit, said U Li Paw Reh, chairman of the Lisu National Development Party (Dulei Party) to CNI News.

Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Vice-Senior General Soe Win 

" Sanction is a kind of politics of the western countries. US and European countries will use sanction. Their sanctions has a little impact on the SAC. But China, Russia and ASEAN countries don't treat us harshly. We have an exit. We depend on Asia rather than western countries. The Sanctions have a little impact on the SAC but not much, I think." he said.

After the SAC took power, US,EU,UK, Switzerland and Japan have imposed sanctions on the SAC's ministers, businesses and businessmen related to the SAC. 

Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Vice-Senior General Soe Win has said that they wouldn't take care of the sanctions and they had other friends.