Paing Takhon, 25 -- a star in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand -- had been active in the mass protests that rocked the country following the February coup, at rallies and through his massive social media following.
On Monday, he was "jailed for three years with hard labour," at a court in Yangon, his legal advisor Khin Maung Myint told AFP. In February, Paing Takhon -- who had more than a million followers on Facebook and Instagram -- posted pictures of himself in a white tracksuit with a megaphone, hard hat and a white fluffy dog strapped to his chest at a protest.Paing Takhon is also famous in Thailand and has appeared in TV commercials and shows.
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