I'll just state, from my perspective—and for the benefit of those who are watching—that the commitment of and pursuit of ethnic reconciliation as well as the protection of full rights for the Rohingya are key issues going forward. I would hope that our advocacy for democracy includes as well an advocacy for that kind of full rights recognition and pluralism.
I want to ask now about the sanctions mechanisms that we use. I recall a meeting we had at this committee on the situation in Belarus, and it was explained at the time that the Special Economic Measures Act had been used as opposed to the Magnitsky Act, because the Special Economic Measures Act is for entities whereas the Magnitsky Act is for individuals. It seems to me that in this case, though, the government has opted for Special Economic Measures Act provisions to be used targeting individuals.
Why, in this particular case, when we're talking about holding individuals within the military accountable for their crimes, have we used SEMA as opposed to Magnitsky?
