Myanmar Junta Arrests Mandalay Lawyers Defending Political Detainees
Lawyers said that the arrest of almost 50 Mandalay advocates since the coup proves that the regime is now targeting any lawyer representing anti-coup figures.
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Lawyers said that the arrest of almost 50 Mandalay advocates since the coup proves that the regime is now targeting any lawyer representing anti-coup figures.
The Civil Disobedience Movement member and former student leader was jailed under anti-terrorism laws.
With 10 more arrests in the last two weeks, the regime is increasingly targeting lawyers representing senior NLD figures and anti-coup activists.
On Wednesday, Junta authorities arrested three more Mandalay-based lawyers representing political detainees after leaving their clients' hearings in Obo Prison.
On Wednesday, Junta authorities arrested three more Mandalay-based lawyers representing political detainees after leaving their clients' hearings in Obo Prison.