Financial Sanctions Notice Myanmar 1 February 2022

Introduction

1. The Myanmar (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (the “UK Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in undermining democracy, the rule of law or good governance in Myanmar; the repression of the civilian population in Myanmar; the commission of, or the obstruction of an independent investigation into, a serious human rights violation or abuse in Myanmar; the commission of a violation of international humanitarian law in Myanmar; the obstruction of a humanitarian assistance in Myanmar; any other action, policy or activity which threatens the peace, stability or security of Myanmar.

2. On 31 January 2022 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK sanctions list to reflect changes to those persons designated under the UK Regulations. A link to the UK sanctions list can be found below.

3. The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the “Order”), made under the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (“SAFL”), links to the UK Regulations.

4. Any changes to asset-freeze designations made under the UK Regulations are effective immediately by virtue of the ambulatory provisions in Jersey’s sanctions legislation.

5. An asset freeze now applies to the person/s listed in the Annex to this Notice under Part 3 of SAFL.

Notice summary (Full details are provided in the Annex to this Notice)

6. The following designations have been made and are now subject to an asset freeze:

• Thida OO
• Thein SOE
• Tin OO

What you must do

7. You must:

• check whether you maintain any accounts or hold any funds or economic resources for the persons set out in the Annex to this Notice.
• freeze such accounts, and other funds or economic resources.
• refrain from dealing with the funds or assets or making them available (directly or indirectly) to such persons unless licensed by the Minister for External Relations and Financial Services (“MERFS”).
• report any findings to MERFS, together with any additional information that would facilitate compliance with SAFL.
• provide any information concerning the frozen assets of designated persons that MERFS may request. Information reported to MERFS may be passed on to other regulatory authorities or law enforcement.

8. Failure to comply with sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further Information

9. Further information on sanctions can be found on the Government of Jersey website and the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) website.

10. Jersey guidance on the Myanmar sanctions regime is available on JFSC website.

11. Copies of Jersey sanctions legislation, including the Order and SAFL, can be found on the Jersey Legal Information Board website.

12. A copy of the UK Regulations can be obtained from legislation.gov.uk and other relevant information about this regime can be found on gov.uk.

13. A copy of the UK sanctions list can be found here.

14. A copy of the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation consolidated list can be found here.

Enquiries

ANNEX TO NOTICE

FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: MYANMAR

ADDITIONS

Individuals

1. OO, Thida 

Title: (1) Doctor (2) Attorney General POB: Myanmar (Burma) a.k.a: OO, Thidar Nationality: Myanmar (Burma) Address: Myanmar (Burma) Position: Myanmar Attorney General Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): MYA0034 (UK Statement of Reasons): Dr Thida Oo is the sitting Attorney General of Myanmar. She was appointed by the State Administration Council (SAC), following the February 2021 military coup, after her predecessor, U Tun Tun Oo, was forcibly removed from office. She is involved in undermining democracy through the manner of her appointment and her acceptance of the role. She is also, reportedly, responsible for building cases against the Civil Disobedience Movement and Aung San Suu Kyi, which directly undermines the democracy movement. Further, Dr Thida Oo acts on behalf of, or at the direction of, and/or is associated with the SAC (designated under the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021). Dr Thida Oo is also associated with the Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the SAC, Min Aung Hlaing (designated under the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 and Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021. (Gender): Female Listed on: 31/01/2022 Last Updated: 31/01/2022 UK Consolidated Group ID: 14173.

Title: (1) U (2) Retired Major General POB: Kani, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma) Nationality: Myanmar (Burma) Address: Myanmar (Burma) Position: Chair of Union Election Commission Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): MYA0035 (UK Statement of Reasons): U Thein Soe was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief as Chair of the, reconstituted, Union Election Commission (UEC) on 3 February 2021, two days after the military seized power in a coup. The Chair of the UEC is responsible for overseeing activity relating to elections in Myanmar and the conduct of political parties. As Chair of the UEC U Thein Soe has been involved in undermining democracy in his attempts to override the democratic wishes of the people of Myanmar at the November 2020 polls, in particular on 27 July 2021 he passed a decree which annulled the November 2020 election results on the unsubstantiated grounds of widespread electoral fraud. Further and/or alternatively he is carrying out activities on behalf of the State Administration Council (designated under the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021) and/or Min Aung Hlaing (the Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the SAC) (designated under the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 and Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021. (Gender): Male Listed on: 31/01/2022 Last Updated: 31/01/2022 UK Consolidated Group ID: 14174.

3. OO, Tin

Title: U POB: Myanmar (Burma) Nationality: Myanmar (Burma) National Identification no: NRIC: 5/KALATA (NAING) 127084 Address: No 22, Thanlwin Street, PyinYaWaDy Condominium, No.5 Quarter, Yankin township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Position: Chair of the Anti-Corruption Commission Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): MYA0036 (UK Statement of Reasons): U Tin Oo is the current Chair of the AntiCorruption Commission in Myanmar. He was appointed by the State Administration Council (SAC), following the February 2021 military coup. He is involved in undermining democracy through the manner of his appointment and his acceptance of the role. He is also undermining democracy and the rule of law by developing cases, widely regarded as unfounded, against democratically elected officials including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. Further, U Tin Oo acts on behalf of, and/or at the direction of, and/or is associated with the SAC whose members are designated under the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021. U Tin Oo was appointed by and reports to the Chair of the SAC, Commander-in-Chief, Min Aung Hlaing (designated under the Global Human Rights (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 and Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021) and is therefore associated with a designated person. (Gender): Male Listed on: 31/01/2022 Last Updated: 31/01/2022 UK Consolidated Group ID: 14175.

Ministry of External Relations

1 February 2022