Thailand's immigration authorities said on the 28th that a woman from Myanmar who was stuck at the airport in Bangkok after being refused entry last week headed to Canada on the 28th.
Last year, when she represented Myanmar in an international beauty pageant, she protested against a coup d'état by the military. It seems that humanitarian considerations were made.
Ms. Han Lei, who is from Myanmar, participated in an international beauty contest held in Thailand in March last year as a representative of Myanmar, and attracted attention from around the world by protesting against the suppression by the Myanmar military that caused a coup. .
When Ms. Han Lei arrived at the airport in Bangkok on the 21st of this month from Vietnam, she was refused entry due to the inadequacy of her passport, and after that she was stuck in the airport.
Thailand's immigration authorities told NHK that Mr. Han Lei left for Canada on the 28th with the support of UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
And according to Reuters, Mr. Han Lei told the interview that he was relieved when he arrived at the airport in Toronto, Canada.
Han Lei has been accused of treason by the military, so if he was repatriated to Myanmar, there was a risk that he would be detained by the military, so it seems that a certain level of humanitarian consideration was given. .