Freed US journalist says not 'beaten' in Myanmar jail ordeal


US journalist Danny Fenster (L), who was imprisoned in Myanmar, disembarks from an aircraft alongside former US diplomat Bill Richardson upon their arrival at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha on Nov 15, 2021. - AFP

DOHA (AFP): A US journalist freed from a prison in Myanmar just days after being handed an 11-year sentence said Monday (Nov 15) he wasn't "starved or beaten" -- but was worried his ordeal would never end.

Danny Fenster, looking gaunt after his six-month imprisonment, said he was held for no reason but not mistreated by the Myanmar authorities.

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