Fwd: Arrested for Posting on Facebook!

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From: nwaw...@gmail.com
Date: October 20, 2015 at 1:32:47 PM CDT
To: Marip Dung Gum Zet <mrgu...@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Arrested for Posting on Facebook!

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From: Anna Roberts, Burma Campaign UK <in...@burmacampaign.org.uk>
Date: October 20, 2015 at 5:43:37 AM CDT
To: friend <nwaw...@gmail.com>
Subject: Arrested for Posting on Facebook!
Reply-To: Anna Roberts, Burma Campaign UK <in...@burmacampaign.org.uk>

Dear friend Take action to free Patrick Kum Jaa Lee.   Last week, on 14th October, peace activist Patrick Kum Jaa Lee was arrested for allegedly sharing a picture on Facebook which mocked the Burmese military. The picture showed an unidentified person stepping on a photo of Burmese army Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. It's probably no coincidence that Patrick's wife, May Sabe Phyu, is one of the most high profile human rights activists in Burma.   He was arrested without a warrant and taken to Hlaing Township police station for questioning. His phone and computer were confiscated when he was arrested, and he was charged under the 2013 Telecommunication Law, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison. He is currently being detained in Insein Prison. There are concerns about his health as he has severe asthma, and it is likely that he doesn’t have his inhaler in prison. Please write to Burma’s President Thein Sein to call for the immediate release of Patrick Kum Jaa Lee and all political prisoners in Burma. Your email will be sent to Ye Htut, spokesperson for the President, and to Burmese Embassies in Europe. No Political Prisoners must be left behind in Burma’s jails! Thank you. Anna Roberts Burma Campaign UK   Share Tweet Forward Our mailing address is: Burma Campaign UK 28 Charles Square London, N1 6HT United Kingdom Add us to your address book To help support our campaigns with a donation, click here. If you no longer want to receive our emails, you can unsubscribe here.    Click here to update your subscription preferences.  This email was sent to nwaw...@gmail.com View this email in your browser