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2022-09-03 Southeast Asia

Myanmar jails Britain's former ambassador, spouse for a year

A court in Myanmar has placed in durance vile
You have the right to remain silent...
a former British ambassador and her spouse for one year for violating immigration laws, sources and media said on Friday, prompting concern from rights activists at secretive trials under military rule.

Vicky Bowman, who runs a group promoting ethical business practices in Myanmar, and her Burmese husband Htein Lin, an artist and former political prisoner, were arrested on August 24 for staying at an address different to the one she had registered under.

Various foreigners, including US, British, Japanese and Australian citizens, have been held since the military seized power last year, arrests that human rights
...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state...
groups say are designed to discourage dissent and create a climate of fear.

The Myanmar Now news site reported the verdict by a closed-doors court inside Insein prison on the outskirts of Yangon, the commercial capital.

The sentences were confirmed to Rooters by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group and a source with knowledge of the ruling, who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to media.

A spokesperson for Britannia’s foreign office said: "We will continue to support Ms Bowman and her family until their case is resolved."

Myanmar’s military government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Posted by Fred 2022-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 I think this is why the Yurps invented fifteen-iich guns to go on battleships.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2022-09-03 00:33|| 2022-09-03 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey -- is this Assistance Association for Political Prisoners looking for some people to help? There are some in DC being held for "approaching" and "parading".

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-09-03 00:41|| 2022-09-03 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 The world can live, thrive & survive without a country named Myanmar... It is time to concern ourselves with legality, yes, but not at the cost of obvious bias against political or social descent... May the international organizations for human & civil rights prevail in their defense of these two people... otherwise make an example of a military junta dictating ... bear arms and use them... against the junta... they have been in dictatorial power too long. Myanmar should be made an example for "not this type of government" Ever

Posted by Marilyn Shogum6384 2022-09-03 00:47|| 2022-09-03 00:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Good luck with your efforts Bowman supporters.

"You Would Need An 'F-15' Not A 'Gun' To Fight Government."
~ Brandon

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-03 02:53|| 2022-09-03 02:53|| Front Page Top

#5 The Myanmar junta is currently the only thing suppressing the Rohingya degeneracy from going rampant in the region. It is supported by both India and China. Because it's the lesser evil. The global Left seeks to regime change it back into some limpdick liberal hands. There are entrenched agents of dissent and 'activists' in the liberal elite. Actors, writers, academics and artists whose hearts bleed for the Rohingya and they dream of a 'democracy' that is easy on the moslem. Bowman's husband is a prominent artist.

I'm not saying it's right. I'll say we don't know the whole story here.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-03 04:12|| 2022-09-03 04:12|| Front Page Top

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