![]() ![]() “We do not know the reason for adding (the) immigration charge,” he said, adding Fenster’s visa was still valid when he was detained. ![]() He is currently on trial for allegedly encouraging dissent against the military and unlawful association, and faces six years in jail if convicted on both counts.Īt his latest hearing inside Yangon’s Insein prison Wednesday, “he was told another charge was added” for allegedly breaching immigration law, his lawyer Than Zaw Aung said.The charge carries a maximum of five years in jail and the trial was expected to begin today, he said. AN American journalist detained for months by Myanmar’s junta has been denied bail and hit with a third criminal charge, his lawyer said.ĭanny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, was held in May as he attempted to leave the country.
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