Myamnar editor jailed for two years for error in reporting on COVID-19
22.05.2020
Date:
22.05.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Myanmar
Alert types:
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Chief editor Zaw Ye Htet of Dae Pyaw online news agency was arrested May 13, the same day the news agency published an apparently erroneous article alleging there had been a death due to the COVID-19 in eastern Karen state. His trial began on May 20 and was convicted and setenced on May 22 under Section 505(b) a vaguely worded law, often used against journalists and activists for making any statement that cause ‘fear or alarm”.