Former UK ambassador to Burma arrested

UK imposes sanctions against three companies for their involvement in crimes against the Rohingya community

Aug. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Former UK ambassador to Burma Vicky Bowman was arrested on Wednesday in the city of Rangoon, on the banks of the Yangon River, on alleged charges related to migration, the British network BBC learned on Thursday.

Bowman, who runs the city-based Center for Responsible Business Burma (MCRB), and who served as British ambassador to the Southeast Asian country for four years, has been detained along with her husband, Htein Lin, Burmese artist and former political prisoner.

The arrest comes shortly after the British authorities announced new sanctions against actors operating on behalf of the Burma Armed Forces on the fifth anniversary of the military campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya community.

“Those sanctioned include the Star Sapphire group of companies, International Gateways Group of Companies Limited (IGG) and the Sky One Construction company. They are being sanctioned in an effort to limit the military’s access to weapons,” the British government explained. it’s a statement.

The Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East, Amanda Milling, has pointed out that London, five years later, continues to show solidarity with the cause, while saying that she condemns “the horrible campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Armed Forces”.