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Leaked documents show Adani is paying millions to a Myanmar group hit with US sanctions
The Adani Group is paying up to $US52 million ($68.1 million) to a Myanmar military-controlled company that has just been slapped with sanctions by the United States over human rights violations.
Key points:
- Myanmar’s military seized power in a February coup, triggering violent protests
- The US imposed sanctions on a Myanmar conglomerate involved in an Adani Ports deal
- Australia’s Future Fund says it has no plans to divest its holdings in Adani Ports over the issue
Leaked documents in a report by human rights lawyers obtained by the ABC reveal the scale of Adani’s cooperation with the junta over a proposed container port in Yangon.
Video and photos show Adani Ports’ boss met with the junta’s top general in 2019, contradicting the…
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