A Myanmar court in which the military takes control in a coup sentenced a Japanese-raised Burmese film director, Mont Ting Dan, who was detained last year, to three years in prison for supporting the resistance movement. rice field.
Japanese supporters who have complained of Dan's innocence have voiced opposition to the Myanmar military.
Born and raised in Myanmar, Mon Ting Dan (37), who was based in Japan and Myanmar and worked on video production, was at a hotel in Yangon, the largest city, in April last year, two months after the coup d'etat. I was detained.
And he was charged with helping the citizens who participated in a resistance movement called the disobedience movement.
According to lawyers, Dan was sentenced to three years in prison in a court in a prison in Yangon on the 31st.
Dan got permanent residence in Japan after he came to Japan for his father's job at the age of six.
In recent years, he has also been active as a young film director, and his short film "Meguru", which he produced in a hurry, was highly acclaimed at domestic and international film festivals.
Japanese supporters who have complained of Dan's innocence have voiced opposition to the Myanmar military.
Of these, Yuki Kitazumi, a journalist who has a close relationship with Dan, told NHK that "I am angry at the unjust judgment. The Myanmar army should release all political prisoners including him now." I was talking.
Letter to Japanese supporters "Please help us to be peaceful"
The contents of the letter that Mr. Dan addressed to Japanese supporters was revealed on the 31st.
In this, Mr. Dan wrote, "I had a spectacular experience for the past year. I wondered if this kind of thing would happen in this era, and spent sleepless days." I looked back.
On top of that, she said, "I will do activities that can save many people when I go out. I am not the one who ends up like this."
At the conclusion of the letter, "Thank you to everyone in Japan. And please help Myanmar to be peaceful as soon as possible like Japan. I will convey the wonderfulness of Japan in Myanmar. I will meet again with a smile. Let's do it, "and thanked the supporters.