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Myanmar Regime Seizes Bank Accounts of Soros' Open Society Foundation
Irrawaddy (Burma) ^ | March 16, 2021

Posted on 03/16/2021 11:48:55 AM PDT by Diogenesis

Myanmar Regime Seizes Bank Accounts of Soros' Open Society Foundation

The military regime has seized control of the bank accounts
of billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundation (OSF) in Myanmar
and announced that it will take legal action against the foundation,
which is accused of violating restrictions on the activities of such organizations.

On Monday, military-controlled MRTV announced that the military had
issued arrest warrants for 11 staff members of OSF Myanmar,
including its head and deputy head, on suspicion of giving financial support
to the civil disobedience movement against the military junta.

The regime also claimed that the world’s largest private funder for justice,
democratic governance and human rights had failed to obtain approval
from the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM)’s Foreign Exchange Management Department for a deposit
of US$5 million (7.04 billion kyats) with the
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank (SMED) in Myanmar in 2018.

The foundation is also accused of illegally withdrawing $1.4 million
from its account at SMED a week after the military takeover in Myanmar,
as the civil disobedience movement was gaining momentum ...


(Excerpt) Read more at media.8kun.top ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accountability; aungsansuukyi; burma; georgesoros; myanmar; opensocietyfndtn; osi; soros; suukyi
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81 posted on 04/11/2021 6:03:23 PM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: Jonty30
China seized Soros Open Society funds

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82 posted on 04/17/2021 12:04:29 PM PDT by alrea
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To: Diogenesis

Why is that evil SOB in every country? Soros need to be out in trial for terrorism.


83 posted on 07/12/2021 7:02:46 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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