Veteran Myanmar Activist Faces Hate Speech Charges

Veteran Myanmar Activist Faces Hate Speech Charges
Veteran Myanmar Activist Faces Hate Speech Charges
Ko Mya Aye, the former 88 Generation student leader and now a leading member of the Federal Democratic Force group. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 9 May 2021
The prominent democracy activist Ko Mya Aye, who has spent more than three months behind bars since the February coup, faces hate speech charges under Article 505(c) of the Penal Code for incitement, which carries up to two years in prison.
According to his family, the regime filed the case against the Muslim activist based on a 2014 email about his work with ethnic armed organizations, Burman ethno-nationalism and the importance of working together for federal democracy.

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