file image taken from video, Sean Turnell, an economist at Australia's Macquarie University, speaks during an interview at his university office in Sydney. The case of Turnell, an advisor to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi who like her was arrested when the military seized power in February 2021, remains in legal limbo as a court considers where he should be tried. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP
Yangon, July 18, 2021 (AFP): The wife of a detained Australian adviser to Myanmar's deposed leader pled Sunday for her husband's release, citing worries about his health as the country endures a surge of Covid-19 cases.
Economist Sean Turnell was the first foreign national arrested following the February 1 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi from power.
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