Junta arrests man over anti-election Facebook chat


The military government announced that it has arrested a man who sent anti-election messages in a private Facebook chat, wielding laws that rights groups say curb personal liberties to crush dissent.

The junta snatched power in a 2021 coup which plunged Myan­mar into a many-sided civil war, but it promises that polls starting later this month will move the country towards peace and democracy.

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