US sanctions Burma/Myanmar militia

6 May 2025

US sanctions Burma/Myanmar militiaMotionEmo/Shutterstock.com

OFAC has designated the Karen National Army (KNA), a militia in Burma/Myanmar, on its Burma sanctions list and as a transnational criminal organisation (TCO). OFAC is sanctioning the KNA, alongside its leader Saw Chit Thu,...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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