A prominent movie star in Myanmar was sentenced to 3 years in jail with hard labour over his involvement within the country’s pro-democracy and anti-coup movement following the February 1 navy takeover.
The 25 12 months old Burmese actor, singer, and model, Paing Takhon, is legendary in each Myanmar and Thailand. Illegal was nominated because the world’s most prestigious man by TC Candler and The Independent Critics.
Because of his position in giant protests and impression on his massive social media following, the actor was put on the junta’s needed listing for his affect within the pro-democracy movement. His lawyer, Khin Maung Myint, informed AFP, says an attraction might be filed.
Paing Takhon, who had over 1,000,000 Facebook and Instagram followers, posted photographs of himself during a rally in a white tracksuit with a megaphone, writing, “Help us finish crime against humanity.” He was arrested in early April and trials have been postponed many instances.
Shortly after the coup, the army junta made a needed list including a hundred and twenty celebrities that will have influence on the public. One movie star, the former magnificence queen Htar Htar Htet, has been an energetic voice within the movement to battle back and a broadly shared photo of her reveals her holding an assault rifle with the caption “It’s time to struggle again.”