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Frontier Myanmar statement on conviction and sentencing of Danny Fenster Frontier Myanmar is deeply disappointed at the decision today to convict its Managing Editor, Danny Fenster, on three charges and impose prison sentences totalling 11 years. 1/8
The charges were based on the allegation he was working for Myanmar Now in the aftermath of the Feb 1 coup. Danny resigned from Myanmar Now in July 2020 and joined Frontier the following month, so by his arrest in May 2021 he had been working with Frontier for nine months. 2/8
Danny was convicted under S.505-A of the Penal Code, S.17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act and S.13(1) of the Immigration Act. He received a 3-year sentence for the 505-A charge, 3 years for the 17(1) charge and 5 years for the 13(1) charge, as well as a K100,000 fine. 3/8
The decision was announced this morning at a court inside Yangon's Insein Prison, following a trial that was closed to the public. The sentences imposed were the harshest possible under the law. 4/8
The court disregarded a significant amount of evidence of his employment at Frontier, including tax and social security records and testimony from a Frontier employee. 5/8
"There is absolutely no basis to convict Danny of these charges. His legal team clearly demonstrated to the court that he had resigned from Myanmar Now and was working for Frontier from the middle of last year," said Thomas Kean, Frontier's Editor-in-Chief. 6/8
"Everyone at Frontier is disappointed and frustrated at this decision. We just want to see Danny released as soon as possible so he can go home to his family." 7/8
Danny is also facing two additional charges, under the Counter-Terrorism Law and section 124(a) of the Penal Code, that will be heard separately. 8/8
That Junta No Shame 
That's one of the reasons to win revolution.
To free innocent people like Danny.
#MilkTeaAlliance
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
No one (no one within and outside #Myanmar) can expect rule of law and justice from this criminal military coup junta. This is the reason why the whole people of #Myanmar r fighting them with life and blood!! #RejectMilitaryCoup
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