May Poong was the first artist to be arrested and sentenced to prison
The Irrawaddy June 12 2023
Sagaing Division According to the lawyer community, the military court sentenced actor May Poong, who changed his black profile to express his regret about the air attack on Pazigyi village in Kantbalu Township, under Article 505-A and imprisonment for 3 years.
A lawyer said, “May Muong was sentenced to 3 years in prison by the military court. Among those arrested, he was the first to be ordered. The rest have not yet been ordered,” he told The Irrawaddy.
Last April 11, Sagaing Division. Actor May Muong was arrested at his home in North Dagon Township by the Military Council for writing condolences to the people who died due to an aerial attack by military council troops in Pazigyi Village, Kantbalu Township, and opened a case at the North Dagon Township Police Station under Section 505-A of the Penal Code.
In such a big event, in addition to actor May Poong, former editor-in-chief of The Voice journal, U Kyaw Min Swe. Actor Myat Thu, Singer Shwe Thein Than, Singer May Song was also arrested and prosecuted.
In addition, last May, the singer Byu Ha was arrested for criticizing the power outage on a social networking site, and the composer Aung Naing San was recently arrested for writing a comment under a news post about the killing of army supporter Lee Lee Naing Kyaw.
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