BRUSSELS—The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions Monday on a number of Burmese officials accused of involvement in the country’s military coup and the ensuing crackdown on protesters. The EU announced penalties on 11 officials, including 10 top military officers. Most had already been sanctioned by the United States. The Biden administration, meanwhile, targeted two senior officials, including the national police chief, and two military units involved in the suppression of protests. Ten of the 11 targeted with asset freezes and travel bans by the EU are senior members of the Myanmar Armed Forces. They include Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and Deputy-Commander-in-Chief Soe Win, the bloc’s headquarters said in a statement. The eleventh person hit with sanctions is the head of the election commission who canceled last year’s vote. In a separate but coordinated action, the State and Treasury departments hit chief of police, Than Hlaing, and the …
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