An American citizen is being wrongfully detained in junta-ruled Myanmar, a US embassy spokesperson told AFP on Friday. theSun theSundaily crisis junta Myanmar American
Myanmar soldiers walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. REUTERSPIX: An American citizen is being wrongfully detained in junta-ruled Myanmar, a US embassy spokesperson told AFP on Friday.
The US has led Western criticism of the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year and slapped sanctions on top-ranking members of the junta and military-linked companies.The spokesperson did not give details on how long the US citizen had been detained or whether they had been charged by junta authorities.
The US State Department, in its travel advisories for Americans, now highlights in which nations there is an elevated risk of unjust detention. In an updated travel advisory, the State Department said it had determined that “at least one US national” was wrongfully detained in Myanmar.
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