Lieutenant General Thein Htay is accused of buying military equipment and material from North Korea and contributing revenue to the North's nuclear and missile programs.
The US Treasury says the sanction doesn't target Myanmar's reformist government, which has given assurances its arms trade with the North has stopped.
Presenter: Richard Ewart
Speaker: Zetty Brake, campaign coordinator for Burma Campaign Australia
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/07/03/us-sanctions-myanmar-general-over-north-korea-ties/
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