A woman who participated in an international beauty contest as a representative of Myanmar in 2021 and protested the coup d'état by the Myanmar military was refused entry to Thailand and is stuck in the airport.
If she is deported to Myanmar, she may be detained by the military, and there is growing interest in how the Thai authorities will respond.
In March 2021, when Han Lei participated in an international beauty contest held in Bangkok, Thailand, as a representative of Myanmar, she complained about the fact that victims were one after another due to the suppression by the Myanmar army that caused a coup. It caught the attention of the world.
According to Thai immigration officials, Ms. Han Lei arrived at Bangkok airport on a flight from Vietnam, but she was denied entry on the 22nd.
According to local media in Myanmar, there were no problems when he left Thailand for Vietnam on September 18, but this time the immigration authorities pointed out that his passport number did not exist. .
Since the 2021 contest, Han Lei has continued to support pro-democracy forces through SNS while staying in Thailand, but has been accused of treason by the military.
Mr. Han Lei is stuck in the airport, and if he is repatriated to Myanmar, he may be detained by the military, and there is growing interest in the response of the Thai authorities.