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Mote Thun

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TypePerson[sources]
NameMOTE THUN · Mote Thone · Mote Thun · Mote Thun (a.k.a. Saw Mote Thun, Mote Thone) · Saw Mote Thun[sources]
Other nameMote Thone · Saw Mote Thun[sources]
Birth datenot available[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CountryMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
Last nameMOTE THUN · Mote Thun[sources]
TitleLieutenant Colonel[sources]
PositionDeputy Secretary-General of the Karen/Kayin Border Guard Forces/Karen National Army (BGF/KNA); founding member of the Karen/Kayin BGF · Lieutenant-colonel · Lieutenant-colonel, secrétaire général adjoint des gardes-frontières karens/kayins/Armée nationale karen (BGF/KNA); membre fondateur des BGF karens/kayins · Membre fondateur des BGF karens/kayins · Secrétaire général adjoint des gardes-frontières karens/kayins/Armée nationale karen (BGF/KNA)[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Lieutenant Colonel Mote Thun is a founding member and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Karen/Kayin Border Guard Forces (BGF/Karen National Army (KNA), an armed group affiliated with the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces). He is particularly powerful in the South of Myawaddy township at the Thai-Myanmar border, where many scam centres are located. Key compounds under Mote Thun’s control include Wan Kuok-Koi’s (a.k.a. Broken Tooth) and Dongmei Zone. Mote Thun is also involved in the KK Park Project. The compounds are regional hubs for transnational crime, including online fraud, drugs, human trafficking. The scam compounds are experiencing massive human rights violations, including forced labour and torture, thus threatening peace, security and stability in Myanmar/Burma. To control the scam compounds, the BGF/KNA collaborates with the Tatmadaw, for example by informing the Tatmadaw about opponents of the government and by forcefully recruiting soldiers, thus further contributing to threatening peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma. As a founding member and Deputy General Secretary of the BGF/KNA and due to his involvement in the scam compounds, Lieutenant Colonel Mote Thun is responsible for serious human rights violations in Myanmar/Burma and is furthermore engaging in actions that threaten peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma. He is furthermore associated with the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw).

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated individual: Saw Chit Thu

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Function: Deputy Secretary-General of the Karen/ Kayin Border Guard Forces/Karen National Army (BGF/KNA); founding member of the Karen/Kayin BGF

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated individual: Saw Chit Thu

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Nationality: Myanmar/Burma; Gender: male; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; Function: Deputy Secretary-General of the Karen/Kayin Border Guard Forces/Karen National Army (BGF/KNA); founding member of the Karen/Kayin BGF; Associated individual: Saw Chit Thu

EU Sanctions Map,

Personne associée: Saw Chit Thu - Le lieutenant-colonel Mote Thun est l'un des membres fondateurs et le secrétaire général adjoint des gardes-frontières karens/kayins (BGF)/de l'armée nationale karen (KNA), un groupe armé affilié à la Tatmadaw (forces armées du Myanmar). Il est particulièrement puissant dans le sud du canton de Myawaddy à la frontière entre la Thaïlande et le Myanmar, où se trouvent de nombreux centres d'escroquerie. Parmi les principaux centres contrôlés par Mote Thun figurent celui de Wan Kuok-Koi (également connu sous le nom Broken Tooth) et Dongmei Zone. Mote Thun participe également au projet KK Park. Les centres d'escroquerie sont des pôles régionaux utilisés pour la criminalité transnationale, y compris la fraude en ligne, les stupéfiants et la traite des êtres humains. Ils connaissent des violations massives des droits de l'homme, y compris le travail forcé et la torture, ce qui menace la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité au Myanmar/en Birmanie. Pour contrôler les centres d'escroquerie, les BGF/KNA collaborent avec la Tatmadaw, par exemple en lui communiquant des informations sur les opposants au gouvernement et en recrutant de force des soldats, contribuant ainsi davantage à menacer la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. En tant que membre fondateur et secrétaire général adjoint des BGF/KNA et en raison de ses liens avec les centres d'escroquerie, le lieutenant-colonel Mote Thun est responsable de graves violations des droits de l'homme au Myanmar/en Birmanie et participe en outre à des actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. Il est en outre associé aux forces armées du Myanmar (Tatmadaw)

French National Asset Freezing System,

Personne associée : Saw Chit Thu

Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Sanctions Map754

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European Union · Council

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities702

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European Union · Council

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

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European Union · DG FISMA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

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France · DGT


Source data IDs: fr-ga-7691 · eu-fsf-eu-12013-73 · mc-freezes-02d57966acd8e8be7ca2634d59d33a452635c304 · ch-seco-79234 · eu-sancmap-918bff3227b84bb759919691f115a6d2aff155f9 · eu-oj-085c3b192e7ed609eab38236fb4512de5c9ca286

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