US EditionMan sentenced to 7 years of hard labor for criticizing Myanmar's election plan
- A man has been sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar for criticizing the government's election plan set for December, according to state-run media.
- This is the first known conviction under the new election law aimed at those opposing the elections, as reported by the Myanma Alinn newspaper.
- Nay Thway's Facebook post criticized the military for focusing on elections instead of public safety, which led to his conviction.
- Opposition groups view the election plan as a way to legitimize the military’s control after the National League for Democracy was dissolved in 2023.
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For the first time since the military coup in 2021 elections are to be held in Myanmar, critics call them farce. A man has now become a Facebook video in which he criticized the military regime.
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Man sentenced to 7 years of hard labor for criticizing Myanmar's election plan
Myanmar state-run media say a man has been sentenced to seven years of hard labor for criticizing the military government’s plans to hold elections in December.
Myanmar Court Sentences Man to Seven Years for Election-Related Social Media Posts
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/myanmar-court-sentences-man-to-seven-years-for-election-related-social-media-posts/A Myanmar court has sentenced a man to seven years in prison with hard labor for social media posts allegedly intended to disrupt the country’s upcoming election, marking the first conviction under the military government’s controversial election protection law. Ko Nay …
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