Buddhist extremist group Ma Ba Tha issued a statement Sunday in support of nationalist provocateur Nay Myo Wai, who is under arrest and facing trial for allegedly defaming Burma’s president, state counselor and army commander-in-chief on social media.
The Association for the Protection of Race and Religion, better known by its Burmese acronym Ma Ba Tha, released an eight-point statement after the conclusion of their annual conference on Sunday, saying that someone had created fake Facebook accounts to implicate Peace and Diversity Party Chairman Nay Myo Wai in the defamation of President Htin Kyaw, Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.
The statement warned that the detention of Nay Myo Wai would damage the image of the new government that has vowed to prioritize the rule of law, complaining that the politician has been denied bail. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
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