<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><swiss-sanctions-list list-type="amendment" date="2019-01-18"><sanctions-program ssid="145" version-date="2019-01-18" predecessor-version-date="2018-10-17"><program-key lang="eng">Myanmar</program-key><program-key lang="ger">Myanmar</program-key><program-key lang="fre">Myanmar</program-key><program-key lang="ita">Myanmar</program-key><program-name lang="eng">Ordinance of 28 June 2006 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), annex 1</program-name><program-name lang="ger">Verordnung vom 28. Juni 2006 über Massnahmen gegenüber Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), Anhang 1</program-name><program-name lang="fre">Ordonnance du 28 juin 2006 instituant des mesures à l’encontre du Myanmar (RS 946.231.157.5), annexe 1</program-name><program-name lang="ita">Ordinanza del 28 giugno 2006 che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti del Myanmar (RS 946.231.157.5), allegato 1</program-name><sanctions-set ssid="39362" lang="eng">article 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 (Travelban)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="39362" lang="ger">Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 3 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="39362" lang="fre">art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 3, al. 1 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit)</sanctions-set><sanctions-set ssid="39362" lang="ita">art. 2 cpv. 1 (Sanzioni finanziarie) e art. 3 cpv. 1 (Divieto di entrata e di transito)</sanctions-set><origin>EU</origin></sanctions-program><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="39980"><individual><identity ssid="39982" main="true"><name ssid="39983" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Ba Kyaw</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="39981">Ba Kyaw is a Staff Sergeant in the 564th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). He committed atrocities and serious human rights violations, including murder, deportation and torture, against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017. In particular, he has been identified as one of the key perpetrators of the Maung Nu massacre on 27 Aug 2017.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="39984"><individual><identity ssid="39986" main="true"><name ssid="39987" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Tun Naing</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="39985">Tun Naing is the Commanding Officer of the Border Guard Police (BGP) base in Taung Bazar. In that capacity, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State committed by the BGP in Taung Bazar before, around and after 25 Aug 2017, including forced detention, ill-treatment and torture.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="39988"><individual><identity ssid="39990" main="true"><name ssid="39992" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Khin Hlaing</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="39991" day="2" month="5" year="1968" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/></identity><justification ssid="39989">Brigadier General Khin HLaing is the former Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) and the current Commander of the North-eastern Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). As the Commander of the 99th LID he oversaw military operations carried out in Shan State in 2016 and early 2017. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against ethnic minority villagers in Shan State in the second half of 2016 by the 99th LID. These include unlawful killings, forced detention and destruction of villages.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="39993"><individual><identity ssid="39995" main="true"><name ssid="39996" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Aung Myo Thu</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="39994">Major Aung Myo Thu is the Field Unit Commander of 33rd Light Infantry Division (LID) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). As the Field Unit Commander of the 33rd LID he oversaw military operations carried out in Rakhine State in 2017. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 33rd LID. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and forced detention.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="39997"><individual><identity ssid="39999" main="true"><name ssid="40000" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Thant Zaw Win</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="39998">Thant Zaw Win is a Major in the 564th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). In that capacity, he oversaw military operations carried out in Rakhine State and is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State by the 564th LIB, notably in and around Maung Nu village on 27 Aug 2017. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="40001"><individual><identity ssid="40003" main="true"><name ssid="40004" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Kyaw Chay</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="40002">Kyaw Chay is a Corporal in the Border Guard Police (BGP). He was formerly based in Zay Di Pyin and was the Commanding Officer of the BGP base in Zay Di Pyin in the period around 25 Aug 2017 when a series of human rights violations were committed by the BGP under his command. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations by the BGP against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in that period. He also participated in serious human rights violations. These violations include the ill-treatment of detainees and torture.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target><target sanctions-set-id="39362" ssid="40005"><individual><identity ssid="40007" main="true"><name ssid="40008" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Nyi Nyi Swe</value></name-part></name></identity><justification ssid="40006">Major General Nyi Nyi Swe is the former Commander of the Northern Command of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw). In that capacity, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed in Kachin State from May 2016 to Apr 2018 (until his appointment as Commander of the South-western Command) by the Northern Command, including ill-treatment of civilians. He is also responsible for obstructing the provision of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need in Kachin State in that period, in particular the blocking of food transports.</justification></individual><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2019-01-17" publication-date="2019-01-18" effective-date="2019-01-18"/></target></swiss-sanctions-list>