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Myanmar's junta jailed a former British ambassador Vicky Bowman to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source told AFP.
PEN America has condemned Myanmar authorities for detaining Htein Lin, the Burmese artist and former political prisoner, and Vicky Bowman, the former British ambassador to Myanmar,on arbitrary charges and called for their immediate release in Yangon. The married couple were charged with immigration offenses, and sent to Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
BANGKOK--A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a former British ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation to a year in prison for failing to register her residence, a government spokesperson said Friday.
Myanmar's military junta on Friday sentenced former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband to one year in prison, a UK Foreign Office source with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
Courts in military-ruled Myanmar have sentenced a former British ambassador to the country and her Burmese spouse to a year in prison for violating immigration laws, two sources and a news portal said Friday. Vicky Bowman, who runs an organization that promotes ethical business practices in Myanmar, and her husband, Htein Lin, an artist and…