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| Myanmar pro-democracy protest leader charged with police officers’ murders and treason – state TV | Myanmar pro-democracy protest leader charged with police officers’ murders and treason – state TV |
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| A prominent leader of the protest movement against Myanmar's military junta has been charged with several crimes, including murder, high treason and unlawful assembly, state TV reported on Wednesday. | A prominent leader of the protest movement against Myanmar's military junta has been charged with several crimes, including murder, high treason and unlawful assembly, state TV reported on Wednesday. |
| Wai Moe Naing was arrested during a rally in the city of Monywa earlier this month, where he was barged off his motorbike by plainclothes police and detained at gunpoint, according to news outlet Myanmar Now. | Wai Moe Naing was arrested during a rally in the city of Monywa earlier this month, where he was barged off his motorbike by plainclothes police and detained at gunpoint, according to news outlet Myanmar Now. |
| He has been charged by the junta with the killing of two police officers in Monywa in March and faces a total of five charges, carrying a potential 28-year prison sentence, according to his lawyer Moe Zaw Htun. | He has been charged by the junta with the killing of two police officers in Monywa in March and faces a total of five charges, carrying a potential 28-year prison sentence, according to his lawyer Moe Zaw Htun. |
| Wai Moe Naing is set to appear at a hearing on May 7 and is in good health, his lawyer said. | Wai Moe Naing is set to appear at a hearing on May 7 and is in good health, his lawyer said. |
| His indictment comes a day after the armed rebel group, the Karen National Union (KNU), claimed to have seized a military base from Myanmar's army, near the Thai border. | His indictment comes a day after the armed rebel group, the Karen National Union (KNU), claimed to have seized a military base from Myanmar's army, near the Thai border. |
| Myanmar has seen daily protests and widespread violence since the military seized power in a coup on February 1 and detained the democratically-elected civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other government officials. | Myanmar has seen daily protests and widespread violence since the military seized power in a coup on February 1 and detained the democratically-elected civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other government officials. |
| More than 750 citizens have been killed since the coup, according to the non-profit group, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. | More than 750 citizens have been killed since the coup, according to the non-profit group, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. |
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