EU targets 11 Myanmar officials over coup, crackdown

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions Monday on a number of Myanmar officials accused of involvement in the country’s military coup and the ensuing crackdown on protesters. The EU announced penalties on 11 officials, including 10 top military officers most of whom had already been sanctioned by the U.S. The Biden administration meanwhile targeted two senior officials, including the national police chief. Last month’s coup reversed years of slow progress toward democracy in Myanmar after five decades of military rule. The military junta has responded with an increasingly violent crackdown in the face of persistent strikes and protests.