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Zaw Min Tun

Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameZaw Min · Zaw Min Tun · ဇော်မင်း[sources]
Other nameU Zaw Min · ဦးဇော်မင်း[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthYenanchaung · Yenanchaung, MYANMAR · Yenanchaung, Myanmar[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CountryMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
CitizenshipMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
Country of birthMyanmar (Burma)[sources]
First nameZaw [sources]
Last nameMin · Zaw Min Tun[sources]
TitleBrigadier-General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ114269637[sources]
PositionPress Team Leader of the State Administrative Council appointed on 5 February 2021 and the Deputy Minister for Information appointed on 7 February 2021 by the State Administrative Council (SAC) led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. He was the former Head of the Tatmadaw’s True News Information Team.[sources]
EthnicityBamar[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun is the Press Team Leader of the State Administrative Council and the Deputy Minister for Information. He was the former Head of the Tatmadaw’s True News Information Team. On 1 Feb 2021, the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup in Myanmar by setting aside the results of the elections held on 8 Nov 2020 and by overthrowing the democratically elected government. As part of the coup, Vice-President Myint Swe, functioning as Acting President, declared a state of emergency on 1 Feb and transferred the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the state to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. On 2 Feb, the SAC was established to exercise those powers, preventing the democratically elected government from fulfilling its mandate. He was appointed SAC Press Team Leader on 5 Feb 2021 and Deputy Minister for Information on 7 Feb 2021 by the State Administrative Council (SAC) led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. As State Administration Council’s spokesperson, Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun has presided over all the SAC’s press conferences, which aim to relay and justify SAC’s narratives over the coup and of the junta’s actions since then. As Government Deputy Minister of Information, he bears direct responsibility for state- owned media and thus for the broadcast and publication of official news. Since the nominations of Chit Naing as Minister of Information and Zaw Min Tung as his deputy, the newspapers have been filled with pro-military articles. Hence, Zaw Min Tun bears responsibility for junta propaganda and spreading disinformation through state media that are not reporting accurately. He also bears responsibility for decisions that led to the crackdown on Myanmar media. This includes directives, which ordered independent media not to use “coup”, “military regime” and “junta”, and which has seen local news outlets banned in the country and domestic and foreign journalists being arrested. In his statements, he publicly supports the military coup. He is therefore responsible for undermining democracy in Myanmar/Burma by limiting press freedom and access of information both on-line and off-line. As member of both the SAC and the junta government, Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun is engaged in and provide support to actions and policies undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma, as well as actions that threaten the peace, security and stability of Myanmar/Burma.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Le général de brigade Zaw Min Tun dirige le service de presse du Conseil d’administration de l’État et occupe le poste de vice-ministre de l’information. Il dirigeait précédemment le service True News Information de Tatmadaw.Le 1er février 2021, les forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw), dirigées par Min Aung Hlaing, leur commandant en chef, ont perpétré un coup d’État au Myanmar/en Birmanie en rejetant les résultats des élections tenues le 8 novembre 2020et en renversant le gouvernement démocratiquement élu. Dans le cadre de ce coup d’État, le vice-président Myint Swe, agissant en qualité de président par intérim, a proclamé l’état d’urgence le 1er février et transféré les pouvoirs législatif, exécutif et judiciaire de l’État au commandant en chef des services de défense, le généralissime Min Aung Hlaing. Le 2 février, le SAC a été institué pour exercer ces pouvoirs, empêchant le gouvernement démocratiquement élu d’accomplir son mandat.Zaw Min Tun a été nommé responsable du service de presse du Conseil d’administration de l’État le 5 février 2021et, le 7 février 2021, vice-ministre de l’information par le Conseil d’administration de l’État, dirigé par le commandant en chef Min Aung Hlaing.En sa qualité de porte-parole du Conseil d’administration de l’État, le général de brigade Zaw Min Tun a présidé toutes les conférences de presse du Conseil d’administration de l’État, qui visent à relayer et justifier les discours de ce dernier sur le coup d’État et sur les actions menées par la junte depuis lors.En sa qualité de vice-ministre de l’information du gouvernement, il est directement responsable des médias publics et donc de la diffusion et de la publication des informations officielles. Depuis les nominations de Chit Naing et de Zaw Min Tungen aux postes de ministre de l’information et de vice-ministre de l’information respectivement, les journaux ont été remplis d’articles pro-militaires. Par conséquent, Zaw Min Tun porte la responsabilité de la propagande de la junte et de la propagation de la désinformation à travers les médias publics, qui diffusent des informations inexactes. Il porte également la responsabilité des décisions qui ont conduit à la répression exercée contre les médias du Myanmar/de la Birmanie. Cela inclut des directives par lesquelles ordre a été donné aux médias indépendants de ne pas utiliser les termes “coup d’État”, “régime militaire”et “junte”, et qui se sont traduites par l’interdiction des médias locaux dans le pays et par l’arrestation de journalistes nationaux et étrangers. Dans ses déclarations, Zaw Min Tun soutient publiquement le coup d’État militaire. Il est donc responsable d’avoir porté atteinte à la démocratie au Myanmar/en Birmanie en limitant la liberté de la presse et l’accès à l’information en ligne et hors ligne.En sa qualité de membre du Conseil d’administration de l’État et du gouvernement de la junte, le général de brigade Zaw Min Tun participe et apporte un soutien aux actions et politiques qui portent atteinte à la démocratie et à l’état de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie, ainsi qu’aux actions qui menacent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité dans le pays.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Burmese politician (born 1949)

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,428

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,695

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

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,541

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

French National Asset Freezing System5,271

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,171

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

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Wikidata383,368

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Source data IDs: ch-seco-45358 · NK-kGkbtRHmwXzhx5qkGFosZG · eu-fsf-eu-6438-46 · eu-tb-logical-130427 · ca-sema-1e4fccb7a0d9eac3cb950e5f182e2cc92447b764 · fr-ga-3563 · ca-sema-2-78-mm-zaw-min-tun

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