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The Morrison government is calling for the release of an Australian academic detained in Myanmar following a coup.
Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne is waiting for more information from Australia s ambassadors in Myanmar, after Professor Turnell had been given consular support.
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Senator Payne said the government had raised the issue with Myanmar s ambassador to Australia. We will continue to do that and press strongly for Professor Turnell s release, she told reporters in Sydney on Monday. Our ambassador and embassy had been engaging with him. I don t think it is helpful to go into the precise details of the circumstances, particularly third hand from me, but certainly we were endeavouring to provide that support to him and to a number of others.
Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release
Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release
Sean Turnell, an economic adviser to Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the public event in Yangon in 2018. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 8 February 2021
YANGON The family of detained Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell has called for his immediate release by Myanmar’s military regime.
Turnell, an adviser to ousted Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was arrested by the military regime days after the coup.
âHe loves Myanmarâ: Friends of Australian economist call for his release
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Prominent friends of an Australian economist detained in Myanmar say the man has devoted his life to helping the developing country and should be immediately released by police.
Sean Turnell, an associate professor at Sydneyâs Macquarie University and economic adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was detained following the military coup last Monday that has led to mass protests and a near-total internet blackout in the country.