The managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, American journalist Danny Fenster, has been held for months by the Burmese junta and has now been charged with a third felony offence. He had originally been arrested in May when attempting to go away the country. After being held for nearly 6 months, Fenster continues to be on trial, accused of promoting dissent against the Burmese military junta in addition to unlawful affiliation. If convicted on each of those charges, he faces a prison sentence of 6 years. Now in accordance with his lawyer, the American journalist will face an extra third legal charge for violating immigration regulation. The cost was levied by the junta throughout a hearing yesterday that was held inside Insein Prison in Yangon where Fenster is being held. His lawyer is confused in regards to the further cost, saying he doesn’t know the reason it was added, and confirming that his client’s visa was legitimate when he tried to depart and the navy apprehended him. If convicted of this third charge, it might add a most of another 5 years in jail, that means Fenster might face over a decade in detention. The trial is anticipated to start tomorrow.
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