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First he was detained. Now the regime has cooked up corruption charges against Bo Bo Nge, says a close friend in Berkshire County.
And now they are very worried. The Burmese economist, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, is one of about 140 detained after the recent military coup in Myanmar. Nge, 52, has strong ties to Great Barrington, where he first arrived after moving to the U.S. Since he was taken by military police Feb. 1, the family only learned of his whereabouts Tuesday, said Abby Pratt, a Great Barrington resident and close friend of Nge. His wife, Me Kyi, told Pratt that her husband is held at Insein Prison. âThatâs all we know right now,â Pratt said, noting that she speaks to Ng...