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Myanmar doctor jailed 21 months for insulting monks over sex education

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He was arrested in May after an angry mob gathered at a monastery in the central city of Meiktila. FMTNews Myanmar

An angry mob gathered at the monastry demanding that Kyaw Win Thant be arrested.

Kyaw Win Thant, 31, was arrested in May after angry scenes at a monastery in the central city of Meiktila, where he apologised to monks for deriding them in Facebook posts, a senior monk said at the time. “He feels regretful and admitted his crime so the court gave this decision,” said court spokesman Kyaw Myo Win, according to video footage published by the Irrawaddy news outlet.

Kyaw Win Thant’s Facebook posts were in response to comments posted by numerous other monks denouncing a government proposal to teach sex education at school, the senior monk said earlier.A senior official from Mandalay district religious affairs department confirmed the sentence.

 

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