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Thura San Lwin

Sanctioned entity

Born 17 Mar 1959 (67 years old),Myanmar. Named in 10 sanctions listings.

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Summary

Date of listing: 25/06/2018

(UE) 2019/672 du 29/04/2019 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) (FondementJuridique: 49)

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

(UE) 2018/898 du 25/06/2018 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) (FondementJuridique: 46)

Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre la population des Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Ces actes comprennent des exécutions extrajudiciaires et l'incendie systématique des maisons et des bâtiments des Rohingyas

Brigadier General Thura San Lwin was the Commander of the Border Guard Police from Oct 2016 until early Oct 2017. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against Rohingya population in Rakhine State by the Border Guard Police during that period. These include unlawful killings and systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings.

(Designation details: Date of listing: 25/06/2018)

Sanctions and listings10

  • Listed
    30 Apr 2019
    Effective
    1 May 2019

    EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma - MMR

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    Date of listing: 25/06/2018

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2019/672 (OJ L114)

    Programme EU-MMRReference EU.4627.23eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    Date of listing: 25/06/2018

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma

    Programme EU-MMReur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    30 Apr 2019

    EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2019/672 (OJ L114)

    Programme EU-MMRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    17 Aug 2018

    Global Magnitsky Sanctions - GLOMAG

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    GLOMAG and block

    Executive Order 13818 (Global Magnitsky)

    Programme US-GLOMAGReference 24809treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • EU Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Myanmar And Burma - (UE) 2019/672 du 29/04/2019 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013); (UE) 2018/898 du 25/06/2018 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre la population des Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Ces actes comprennent des exécutions extrajudiciaires et l'incendie systématique des maisons et des bâtiments des Rohingyas

    Programme EU-MMRReference EU.4627.23gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    17 Oct 2018; 21 May 2019

    Measures Against Myanmar - Ordinance of 17 October 2018 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), annex 1

    State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland

    Programme SECO-MYANMARReference 39403seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Listed
    25 Jun 2018

    Special Economic Measures Act - Myanmar (Burma)

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    Part 2

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 44international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Effective
    29 Apr 2021

    UK sanctions relating to Myanmar - The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    Brigadier General Thura San Lwin, Commander of the Border Guard Police. He was commander of the BGP in Rakhine, during the most intense months of the Rohingya ‘clearance operations’, which commenced on 25 August 2017 and were at their most intense during the following two months. Thura San Lwin, directly and through his position of command, is responsible for overseeing the commission of serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya in Rakhine State, including physical abuse, torture and sexual violence against and detention of Rohingya people.

    Programme GB-MMRReference 13692Reference MYA0007Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2018/898 du 25/06/2018 and (ue) 2019/672 du 29/04/2019

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre la population des Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Ces actes comprennent des exécutions extrajudiciaires et l'incendie systématique des maisons et des bâtiments des Rohingyas

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    23 Aug 2018
    Effective
    17 Aug 2018

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

Positions held5

  1. Period not retained

    Brigadier General Thura San Lwin was the Commander of the Border Guard Police from October 2016 until early October 2017.

  2. Period not retained

    Commandant de la police des frontières d'octobre 2016 jusqu'au début d'octobre 2017

  3. Period not retained

    Général de brigade, Commandant de la police des frontières d'octobre 2016 jusqu'au début d'octobre 2017

  4. Period not retained

    Commander of the Border Guard Police

  5. Period not retained

    Général de brigade

Other names1

Also known as1

LWIN, Thura San

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