A Myanmar court, in which the military took control in a coup d'etat, sentenced an American journalist in a leading English magazine to 11 years in prison for disseminating false information, and further opposition from the U.S. government is expected. Will be done.
The sentence was sentenced to Danny Fenster, an American journalist who is an editorial executive of Myanmar's English-language magazine Frontier Myanmar.
In May, he was detained at the international airport in Yangon, the largest city, just before leaving Japan, and was charged with disseminating false information and involving illegal organizations.
According to lawyers, Mr. Fenster was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a court in a prison in Yangon on the 12th.
Lawyers say Fenster is disappointed and that Myanmar's judiciary is unreliable and is reluctant to appeal.
Mr. Fenster has also been charged with violating the Anti-Terrorism Act and inciting, and is being tried separately.
The U.S. government has repeatedly called for Mr. Fenster's release, saying the charges are unjustified, and is expected to be convicted and further opposed.