As Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi arrived at a Yangon court recently to face charges of defa...
YANGON - As Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi arrived at a Yangon court recently to face charges of defaming Myanmar’s military in Facebook posts, the ailing filmmaker was greeted by a crowd of activists dressed in blue, the color of prison uniforms.
But others say she is hamstrung by a 2008 constitution that enshrines the military’s power and which her party is trying to amend.“No criticism should be made against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for not getting involved in this,” the filmmaker, whose health, supporters say, is seriously deteriorating in detention, said in a statement, referring to his case.
Soldiers have filed at least six complaints involving a dozen defendants since September last year targeting critics of the armed forces. “One day when we can change the constitution so that we have a democratic federal union, these kinds of difficulties will disappear,” said the spokesman, Myo Nyunt.Campaigners say 25 political prisoners were released in three presidential amnesties since April, alongside thousands of other inmates.
Those in prison include seven members of a satirical troupe arrested after a military officer complained about a show broadcast on Facebook during traditional New Year celebrations.
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