A Thai woman suspected in Myanmar death of US diplomat gets 1-year prison term on immigration charge
Pavinee Supasirivisan received a one-year sentence for immigration violations, while police separately opened a murder case that could carry the death penalty.
- On Wednesday, a court in Myanmar sentenced Thai national Pavinee Supasirivisan to one year in prison for violating immigration laws, though she remains a suspect in the death of her ex-husband, a diplomat.
- The diplomat, identified by the New York Post and Western media as Daniel Paul Riva, was found dead with stab wounds on May 11 at the Sakura Residence; Police arrested Pavinee shortly after.
- Authorities have opened a murder investigation, which carries a sentence ranging from 10 years in prison to the death penalty, while Pavinee is currently held at Insein Prison.
- It remains unclear whether Pavinee has been formally charged with murder, or if a homicide investigation is ongoing, a lawyer said, as Neither the Thai Embassy nor the court provided comments.
- The State Department confirmed a government employee's death but refused further comment, as this case unfolds in Myanmar, where the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, leading to civil war in Burma.
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Thai woman gets one year in Myanmar as US diplomat murder case looms
A Thai woman was sentenced to one year in Myanmar for an immigration offence linked to the death of her ex-husband, a US diplomat. The ruling leaves open the far graver question of whether she will also face a murder trial.
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A Thai woman suspected in Myanmar death of US diplomat gets 1-year jail term on immigration charge
A Thai woman accused of killing her ex-husband who was a U.S. diplomat has been sentenced to one year in prison for violating Myanmar's immigration law.
Thai woman jailed in Myanmar as ex-husband's murder remains unclear
Thai woman jailed in Myanmar as ex-husband’s murder remains unclearLegacyA Thai woman has been sentenced to one year in prison in Myanmar for an immigration offence and could potentially face a murder charge over the death of her ex-husband, who was reportedly a US diplomat. The Thai woman, Pavinee Supasirivisan, was arrested after the body of her ex-husband was found at the Sakura Residence & Hotel in Yangon on May 11. The man had suffered stab…
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