Justice For Myanmar has condemned the continued relationship between Myanmar’s military junta and the U.S. lobbying firm DCI Group, urging the United States and Western governments to impose additional targeted sanctions against the military authorities.
According to JFM, filings submitted on April 29 under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) revealed that the junta had hired Roger Stone, a longtime associate and former adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
The filings reportedly show that Myanmar’s Ministry of Information signed a US$3 million contract with DCI Group, under which Roger Stone would serve as an adviser. The documents also state that he would receive US$50,000 per month for his services.
Roger Stone was previously convicted in 2019 on charges related to obstructing a U.S. congressional investigation into Russian election interference, including false statements and witness tampering. He was sentenced to three years in prison before receiving a pardon from Donald Trump in 2020.
JFM stated that the agreement between DCI Group and the junta appears designed to exploit loopholes in international sanctions.
According to the group, DCI Group registered the arrangement under FARA only after the junta dissolved the State Administration Council (SAC) on July 31, 2025, and renamed it the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC). However, JFM noted that the agreement itself had already been signed on July 4, 2025, while the SAC was still formally in existence.
The contract reportedly aims to “rebuild” relations with the United States through cooperation in natural resources, trade, and humanitarian assistance.
JFM accused the military authorities of exploiting Myanmar’s natural resources to finance violence against civilians and weaponizing humanitarian aid for political and military purposes.
“Roger Stone and DCI Group are profiting from a military junta responsible for war crimes,” said JFM spokesperson Ma Yadanar Maung.
She also argued that the contract represents a clear attempt to evade existing U.S. sanctions through institutional rebranding.
JFM called on the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia to expand sanctions targeting the junta and close loopholes created by the regime’s name changes.
