Myanmar jails filmmaker for Facebook posts critical of military
YANGON - A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a prominent film-maker to one year in prison with hard labour for Facebook posts that criticised the military.
His Facebook posts criticised the military's role in politics and the country's 2008 Constitution, which was drawn up by the former ruling junta and which civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is attempting to amend."Please, don't worry about me, I'll be back," he said."I also want to urge everyone to march together vigorously for amending the constitution with our leaders.
Her ruling National League for Democracy party has proposed gradually cutting the number of military representatives in Parliament over a period of 15 years.Two military spokesmen did not answer calls seeking comment."His writings do not comply with the characteristics of the section he was charged with," San Aung said."It didn't cause mutiny or disrespect within the military.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners human rights group, 161 people are in jail or on trial in Myanmar on what the group says are politically motivated charges.
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