The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on at least 20 more people accused of human rights abuses, targeting government officials, businessmen and others in countries from Myanmar to Pakistan
— but still avoiding penalizing some world leaders deemed critical partners.
Rao Anwar Khan of Pakistan also was sanctioned. According to the Treasury Department, as a senior police officer he staged “numerous fake police encounters in which individuals were killed by police, and was involved in over 190 police encounters that resulted in the deaths of over 400 people.” His alleged victims include Naqeebullah Mehsud, anOthers targeted include individuals in Libya, Slovakia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
The laws were inspired by the case of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died after being jailed and abused for his probing of corruption linked to the Kremlin., including some aimed at two Venezuelan officials. The sanctions relied in part on the Global Magnitsky law and were aimed primarily at alleged corrupt actors. The announcement was timed to coincide with International Anti-Corruption Day.
The administration has been unwilling to sanction Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia over his suspected role in the killing of Khashoggi, whose murder led to bipartisan fury in Congress. Trump has said Saudi Arabia is too important a partner, helping the U.S. stand up against Iran, as well as being a major purchaser of U.S. arms, to go after the crown prince.
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