- Web Master
- May 22, 2023
The
junta authority has opened a case under section 505-A against a businessman
from Man Aung locality of Rakhine State.
The
businessman named U Si Thu Aung (aka Kaung Phyu) was arrested with suspicion of
being associated with the PDF.
He
was charged on 4 October in the township court, said an individual close to
him.
"I went to the court that day. There is no other charge against
him,” added the individual.
Si
Thu Aung (50 years old) is scheduled to appear in court again on 19 October.
He lives in Myo Thit ward of the township and the junta forces arrested him
from his residence on the night of 19 September.
He
is alleged to campaign on social media for disrupting national stability and
spreading propaganda against the junta, said the newspapers run by the military
council on 22 September.
If
proven guilty, he will face imprisonment up to three years along with fine.
Many
social activists and common citizens, including women, from various Rakhine
localities including Man Aung were arrested and sentenced to long-term prison
terms in 2022 by the military council for allegedly supporting the PDF.