Over 40 Mandalay lawyers face lawsuits for joining Myanmar protests, five journalists freed after signing confessions


Lawyers seen protesting in Mandalay city. - Eleven Media Group

YANGON (Eleven Media Group/ANN): Lawsuits are reportedly underway against about 40 lawyers who staged an anti-coup protest in Mandalay city under Section 505 (b) of the penal code of Myanmar, according to sources from the legal community.

Complaints are being filed at courts to charge the lawyers with sedition for their participation in the protests against the military coup on Feb 1.

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