Lawyer says US journalist in Myanmar jail seems disheartened


In this 2018 file photo, Danny Fenster works out of his van that he made into a home/office in Detroit. - AP

BANGKOK, Sept 20 (AP): US journalist Danny Fenster, imprisoned in Myanmar for almost four months while awaiting trial, appeared disheartened during a court hearing Monday, his lawyer said.

Fenster has been charged with incitement - spreading inflammatory information - an offense for which he could be sentenced to up to three years’ imprisonment. The charge does not specify what he is accused of doing.

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