Protesters march through the streets during an anti-government demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar, December 7, 2021. (Photo by AP)
Counselor of the US Department of State Chollet Derek says the country will continue to slap new sanctions on the Myanmar military and its affiliates.
The comments by Derek come after the US administration announced a new round of sanctions against the officials who are believed to be responsible for aiding Myanmars military in the last years coup against the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Union Attorney General Thida Oo, the chief justice of Myanmars supreme court Tun Tun Oo and business mogul Tay Za are among the figures that were sanctioned by the US on Tuesday.
"And were not done," Chollet said on Wednesday.
"There are those who are behind the coup or helped the coup. Theres also those who are working to undermine the democratic path inside Burma, and well continue to look closely at any individual or entity that is part of that," he added.
One year anniversary of Myanmar coup marked by silent strike
Myanmars military toppled the civilian government of Suu Kyi and arrested her and her associates in a coup on February 1 last year over accusations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections.
The military takeover triggered mass protests in the country, which was followed by juntas brutal crackdown on dissent that killed at least 1,500 people and led to the arrest of 11,838 others, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a local monitoring group.
On the eve of the coup anniversary, the military authorities in Myanmar extended the state of emergency, which was initially imposed for six months at the time of the coup.
Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, in remarks published in state media, said the military will hold a new election in August 2023, while repeating the claim of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 vote.
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