Myanmar court jails celebrities who supported democracy protests

📆 12/30/2021 4:07 PM
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A court in military-ruled Myanmar jailed three prominent show business figures for three years each on Thursday (Dec 30) for their part in protests against a February coup, media reported. The military overthrew an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1, triggering protests and turmoil th

A court in military-ruled Myanmar jailed three prominent show business figures for three years each on Thursday for their part in protests against a February coup, media reported.

In the early days of the protests, huge crowds gathered in cities and towns with many actors and singers using social media to voice their support and some speaking at rallies. A court in the main city of Yangon jailed them for three years with hard labour, the Mizzima news agency and the BBC's Burmese-language service reported.

Famous actor-director Lu Min, who has starred in more than 1,000 films, received the same sentence on the same charge, Mizzima and the BBC reported. Reuters was not able to contact his lawyer.with hard labour on Monday, according to his lawyer.

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