Sean Turnell, the economic adviser to Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is seen at the Milken Institute 2017 Asia Summit in Singapore, in this Sept 30, 2017 handout photograph.
CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said on Thursday (Feb 11) the country's envoy to Myanmar had spoken with Sean Turnell, the economist and adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Turnell said on Saturday he was being detained, the first known arrest of a foreign national since the Feb 1 military coup that overthrew Suu Kyi’s elected government.
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