washington unite state thursday impose sanction 13 serious human right abusers corrupt actors include myanmar general maung maung soe oversee year brutal crackdown rohingya muslim minority u.s. government apply penalties first time law pass last year also target 39 individuals entities sanction block assets u.s. jurisdiction bar americans deal largely cut global financial system treasury department say sanction include benjamin bol mel serve adviser south sudan president salva kiir suspect get preferential treatment government contract list also include former gambian leader yahya jammeh accuse human right abuse corruption israeli billionaire dan gertler accuse use friendship democratic republic congo president joseph kabila secure sweetheart mine deal myanmar government spokesman immediately available comment u.s. sanction reuters unable reach jammeh comment since go exile previously deny order torture death political opponents lawyer exile edward gomez say early year unaware misspend public charity fund jammeh gertler deny allegations impropriety say investments congo create thousands job spokesman amsterdam-based company fleurette group immediately available comment myanmar military crack muslim rohingya rakhine state follow aug. 25 rohingya militant attack army base police post maung maung soe charge operation drive 650,000 rohingya flee mostly buddhist myanmar bangladesh unite state nov. 22 call myanmar military operation rohingya population ethnic cleanse threaten target sanction responsible unite state examine credible evidence maung maung soe activities include allegations burmese security force extrajudicial kill sexual violence arbitrary arrest well widespread burn villages treasury department say thursday myanmar army last month release report deny allegations rape kill security force days early replace maung maung soe reason give transfer post must lead example today announcement sanction demonstrate unite state continue pursue tangible significant consequences commit serious human right abuse engage corruption u.s. secretary state rex tillerson say statement sanction 13 people describe treasury department serious human right abusers corrupt actors 39 affiliate individuals entities first impose u.s. law call global magnitsky human right accountability act jammeh rule gambia 22 years force exile refuse accept election defeat create terror assassination squad report call junglers threaten terrorize interrogate kill people saw threat rule treasury department say sanction target gertler consider diplomats member kabila innermost circle 19 businesses congo-based associate pieter deboutte unite state impose sanction year last top democratic republic congo security officials allege human right abuse failure organize election time choose kabila successor detail u.s. action see treasury department statement full list see department 's website u.s. sanction myanmar general others abuse corruption