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Thai woman faces a Myanmar court in an immigration trial tied to US diplomat’s killing
Prosecutors began with an immigration charge that carries up to five years in prison before any murder trial, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Pavinee Supasirivisan appeared in a Myanmar court for an immigration-related trial linked to the alleged killing of her ex-husband, an unnamed U.S. diplomat.
- The diplomat died May 11 with stab wounds at the Sakura Residence, located about 1.5 kilometers from the Embassy; the State Department confirmed the death but refused to release the victim's identity.
- Three prosecution witnesses, including immigration officers, testified at Kamayut Township Court during the second hearing; it remained unclear whether Supasirivisan entered a plea on the immigration charge.
- The immigration charge carries a sentence ranging from six months to five years, while Supasirivisan additionally faces a separate murder charge with a potential sentence from 10 years to the death penalty.
- Thailand's Foreign Ministry confirmed it provided consular assistance to Supasirivisan, as the case unfolds amid Myanmar's civil war triggered by the military's 2021 seizure of power from democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Thai woman faces a Myanmar court in an immigration trial tied to US diplomat’s killing
A Thai woman accused of killing her U.S. diplomat ex-husband has appeared in a Myanmar court. Authorities began trying her Tuesday on an immigration-related charge tied to the case.
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