THE security forces arrested Aung  San  (aka)  Sithu  Aung  Myint,  house  writer  of  VOA  and  Frontier  Myanmar,  who  was charged with Penal Code section  505-a,  and  Htet  Htet  Khine,  freelance  journalist  of  BBC at Room-9 of Building-12 at Shwegon Yeikmon Housing on  Kaba  Aye  Pagoda  road  of  Ko Min Ko Chin Ward in Bahan Township of Yangon Region on 15 August.

They  carried  out  media  and propaganda works at the apartment  of  Shwegon  Yeikmon  housing  together  as  of  third week of March 2021.

Aung San (aka) Sithu Aung Myint, house writer of VOA and Frontier Myanmar wrote articles criticizing the Tatmadaw for VOA and Frontier Myanmar media  outlets  after  Tatmadaw took State responsibilities, posted  articles  criticizing  the State Administration Council, incitements  against  government employees to join CDM, supportive manners for terrorist  groups  NUG/CRPH,  false  information  and  fake  news  regarding  Aungbalay  lottery  sold  by  the  State  on  his  social network page called Sithu Aung Myint as creating misunderstanding among the people. Therefore, he was charged under Penal Code section 505-a.

Similarly,  Htet  Htet  Khine allowed suspect Aung San (aka) Sithu Aung Myint at her house  and  she  served  as  volunteer  editor  for  Federal  FM  daily launched by NUG.

Therefore,  suspect  Aung  San  (aka)  Sithu  Aung  Myint  was  prosecuted  under  Penal  Code  section  124(a)  in  addition to section 505-a while Htet Htet Khine under Section 17(1) of  the  Unlawful  Association  Act.

MNA

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