A Burmese actor and mannequin was lately arrested by Myanmar navy forces as a part of a crackdown on celebrities that assist their opposition.
Paing Takhon, 24, went viral final January after photos of him dressed up as a hot “monk” have been posted on social media.
Takhon had greater than one million Instagram followers final month, with a lot of his followers from Myanmar and Thailand. His social media accounts, nevertheless, have lately been taken down following his current arrest.
After the Myanmar coup on Feb. 1, the navy began concentrating on public figures who’ve criticized the current regime change, in response to The Guardian.
Takhon participated in each on-line and in-person protests. Because of his anti-coup remarks, he was detained final week, BBC reported.
Earlier than being detained, Takhon was allegedly in a foul bodily state and unable to “stand or stroll correctly” for undisclosed causes. He was additionally stated to be affected by “critical despair,” an acquaintance of his informed BBC.
He was reportedly at his mom’s residence within the township of Yangon on Thursday. Round 50 troopers arrived at round 5 a.m. to take him away regardless of his weak situation. Although he was stated to be “conscious of the results” of his actions, he was “not scared in any respect.”
Takhon is going through fees beneath part 505(a) of Myanmar’s penal code, in response to Reuters. This part addresses any one that “makes, publishes or circulates any assertion, rumor or report” that might probably lead a member of the navy to mutiny.
In accordance with The Guardian, Myanmar’s navy is at the moment searching for over 100 folks, and lots of of them are in hiding. These folks vary from actors and social media influencers to politicians.
The Help Affiliation of Political Prisoners (AAPP) in Burma, a nonprofit human rights group, has claimed that as of April 5, 2,728 individuals are at the moment in detention, 38 have been sentenced, and 570 folks have been killed. Lots of them are held in undisclosed areas.
Takhon’s present whereabouts are unknown.
Function Picture by way of Paing Takhon
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