Title deeds and bankbooks belonging to Min Aung Hlaing’s daughter and son were found during a raid on the Bangkok apartment of a Myanmar tycoon charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.
Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/StringerTycoon arrested in Thailand in September on narcotics chargesJunta leader's children face no legal action in Thailand
Min Aung Hlaing’s son Aung Pyae Sone and his daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon, who along with their father have been sanctioned by the United States and Canada, did not respond to requests for comment by Reuters. The U.S said they had businesses that "directly benefited from their father’s position and malign influence".
A spokesperson for the activist group Justice for Myanmar said the discovery also indicated Min Aung Hlaing’s family was hiding assets in Thailand and urged the Thai government to take “urgent action to prevent it from becoming a safe haven for Myanmar war criminals by blocking the illegitimate Myanmar junta and its members from accessing Thai banks and property, and freezing stolen assets that belong to the people of Myanmar”.
The document was obtained by Justice for Myanmar and independently verified by Reuters with two sources with knowledge of the case.
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