BANGKOK: The court in Myanmar who was ruled by the military on Friday dropped US journalists Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of several accusations including incitement to disseminate false or inflammatory information.
Fenster, editor of the Frontier Manager of Myanmar’s online magazine, was also found guilty of contacting illegal organizations and violating Visa Regulations, lawyers rather than Zaw Aung.
Fenster has been detained since May.
He still faced two additional accusations in different courts for allegedly violating the law of counterterrorism and laws that cover the betrayal and incitement.
Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport on May 24 when he would take a flight to go to the Detroit area in the United States to see his family.
He was the only foreign journalist convicted of serious crimes since the army seized power in February, overthrew the elected government Aung San Suu Kyi.
The government attached military has declined hard on press freedom, turning off all critical outlets and capturing around 100 journalists, around 30 of which remain in prison.
Some closed outlets continue to operate without a license, publishes online as staff members they avoid.
The army tookover was filled with widespread peace protests placed with deadly strength.
Assistance associations for political prisoners have detailed the death of more than 1,200 civilians, in addition to around 10,000 arrests.
Armed resistance has spread, and UN experts and other observers are afraid of new rebellions so they can slide into the civil war.
The next challenge of Fenster is the two additional accusations he said by his lawyer has been submitted in a different court in Yangon.
From Zaw Aung said one of the new charges came under part of the action of counterterrorism that could be punished from 10 years to life in prison.
The military-mounted government said it would apply legal loudly in cases involving opposition organizations that were considered “terrorists.” Other costs under the criminal code are usually referred to as betrayal or incitement, and bring penalties seven to 20 years in prison.
The audience of three original charges has been held in court in the Insein Yangon prison, where fenster is imprisoned.
They are closed with the press and the public.
Account about the trial comes from Fenster lawyers.