Myanmar seeks murder, treason charges against protest leader; air strikes in east


File photo of activist Wai Moe Naing (centre) walking with protesters during a demonstration against the military coup in Monywa, Sagaing region on March 28, 2021. - Facebook/AFP

YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar authorities are seeking to file charges of murder and treason against one of the main leaders of the protest campaign against military rule, the state broadcaster said on Wednesday (April 28).

Wai Moe Naing was arrested on April 15 when security men rammed him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally in the central town of Monywa.

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