Fifteen men and four women were sentenced to 14 years each, while a boy under 15 years old was given a seven-year sentence, according to the defendants’ lawyer. One of the men, Thein Zaw, also faces an additional sentence of five years for an immigration offense. “They were sentenced under articles 5(j) and 5(l) of Burma’s Emergency Provisions Act. They were given the maximum sentence even though no one could provide evidence that they have links to terrorists,” said attorney Thein Shwe.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:00:16 +0000