Kyaw Chay

Sanctioned entity

Myanmar. Named in 7 sanctions listings.

Summary

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

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

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.

(UE) 2018/2053 du 21/12/2018 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) (FondementJuridique: 48)

Date of listing: 21/12/2018

Il a été basé à Zay Di Pyin et a commandé la base de la police des frontières à Zay Di Pyin autour du 25 août 2017 quand la police des frontières placée sous son commandement a commis une série de violations des droits de l'homme. Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre les Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Il a également participé à de graves violations des droits de l'homme. Ces violations comprennent des mauvais traitements infligés aux détenus et la torture.

(Designation details: Date of listing: 21/12/2018)

Sanctions and listings7

Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2018/2053 du 21/12/2018 and (ue) 2019/672 du 29/04/2019
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Il a été basé à Zay Di Pyin et a commandé la base de la police des frontières à Zay Di Pyin autour du 25 août 2017 quand la police des frontières placée sous son commandement a commis une série de violations des droits de l'homme. Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre les Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Il a également participé à de graves violations des droits de l'homme. Ces violations comprennent des mauvais traitements infligés aux détenus et la torture.
geldefonds.gouv.mc
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
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Date of listing: 21/12/2018
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma
Programme EU-MMReur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.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.be sanctionsmap.eu
Effective
29 Apr 2021
UK sanctions relating to Myanmar - The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
Corporal Kyaw Chay is a member of the Border Guard Police (BGP) and was present in the BGP base in Zay Di Pyin 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. During this time Corporal Kyaw Chay directly participated in serious human rights violations. He is personally responsible for 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 13738Reference MYA0012Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk
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: 21/12/2018
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2019/672 (OJ L114)
Programme EU-MMRReference EU.4866.15eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
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) 2018/2053 du 21/12/2018 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Il a été basé à Zay Di Pyin et a commandé la base de la police des frontières à Zay Di Pyin autour du 25 août 2017 quand la police des frontières placée sous son commandement a commis une série de violations des droits de l'homme. Dans ce contexte, il est responsable des atrocités et des violations graves des droits de l'homme commises contre les Rohingyas dans l'État de Rakhine par la police des frontières au cours de cette période. Il a également participé à de graves violations des droits de l'homme. Ces violations comprennent des mauvais traitements infligés aux détenus et la torture.
Programme EU-MMRReference EU.4866.15gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
18 Jan 2019; 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 40001seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch

Positions held3

Period not retained
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 August 2017 when a series of human rights violations were committed by the BGP under his command.
Period not retained
A Corporal in the Border Guard Police (BGP)
Period not retained
Caporal de la police des frontières

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