The harshest possible sentence was imposed. He faces two additional charges, under the Counter-Terrorism law and under Section 124A of the Penal Code, to be heard separately.įenster’s trial was closed to the public, and his sentence was announced at a court in the Insein Prison in Yangon. He was first detained by Myanmar’s military junta on May 24, 2021, and has now spent over five months at Insein Prison in Yangon.įenster is sentenced to three years in prison for incitement for allegedly spreading false information under Section 505A of the Myanmar Penal Code, an additional three years for contacting illegal organizations under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act, and five years for violating visa rules under Section 13(1) of the Immigration Act and fined for K100,000.
Danny Fenster, an American journalist, was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison by a military-controlled court in Myanmar.
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