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Myanmar’s military charges hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears
Authorities charged 229 people under a July election law with penalties up to death for alleged sabotage, including filmmakers and pro-democracy militias, state media reported.
- Authorities charged more than 200 people under the voting law ahead of the three-phase vote, with 229 individuals in 140 cases, according to Tun Tun Naung.
- The law enacted earlier this year punishes election disruption with three to 10 years in prison and fines, while Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy was forced out after the army takeover in February 2021.
- State media says those charged include filmmakers, an actor and comedian, children, People's Defence Forces and ethnic armed groups; local outlets including Myanmar Now report sentences up to 49 years for acts like destroying posters and threatening election workers.
- Critics argue the vote is intended to give a veneer of legitimacy, while Gen. Zaw Min Tun said the election is for Myanmar and `Those who want to criticise can do so`.
- The takeover's aftermath has produced a civil war that complicates voting in contested areas, even as the military says it remains committed to returning to a multi-party democratic system and denies recent reports about Aung San Suu Kyi's health.
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Myanmar's military charges hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears
Myanmar's military government has charged over 200 people with violating the country's strict election law ahead of a general election at the end of this month.
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