Nyi Nyi Lwin, who was previously known by the clerical name Gambira, told AFP he was “so disappointed” with the ruling, relating to a 2013 incident when he travelled to neighbouring Thailand for treatment for trauma suffered during years as a political prisoner.
“I have been given a six month sentence with hard labour,” he told AFP by telephone after the hearing at a court in the Maha Aung Myay area of Mandalay.
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