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Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for election 'disruption'
- On Dec 17, Myanmar's junta announced it is prosecuting more than 200 people for disrupting military-run elections under the July legislation criminalising criticism and protest of the vote.
- The July legislation outlaws damaging ballots or intimidating voters, with the junta citing it as a basis for prosecuting over 200 people for election disruption, as phased polling begins Dec 28.
- A September conviction highlighted the crackdown as a jailed man received seven years for a Facebook post and three artists were detained, while some accused remain fugitives beyond junta reach.
- The move adds to the tally reported by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners as those prosecuted join more than 22,000 people jailed on political grounds, while opposition factions plan to block polls and the junta wages military offensives to capture territory.
- Among those targeted by prosecutions is Aung San Suu Kyi, with UN monitor Tom Andrews calling the vote a 'sham' last week in Mandalay city.
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The Burmese military junta announced today that it will prosecute more than 200 people under a law prohibiting "interference" in military-led elections. Human rights monitoring agencies point out that the law is designed to suppress dissent.
Human rights defenders have accused Myanmar's law of being designed to silence dissent.
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