On Good Friday, Myanmar jails Christian pastor Samson for six years

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He was found to have breached a law against undermining the military authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

- A court in junta-ruled Myanmar jailed a high-profile Christian pastor for six years on Friday on charges of terrorism and illegal assembly, his lawyer said.Myanmar’s military has regularly jailed those it deems a threat, often on charges rights groups say are flimsy.

The pastor was sentenced on three charges by a court inside a prison in Myitkyina, the capital of the northern Kachin State, his lawyer said.

 

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