Exclusive-British police investigate exiled former Myanmar envoy for trespass

FILE PHOTO: Ex-ambassador of Myanmar to Britain, Kyaw Zwar Minn poses for a portrait at the diplomatic residence where he has remained for almost two years since a new regime in Myanmar tried to evict him, in London, Britain, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

(Reuters) - British police are investigating Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom for trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London that he has refused to leave since being ousted for opposing Myanmar's 2021 military coup, his lawyer told Reuters.

Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of his embassy a few months after the February 2021 coup, and later replaced by the junta's representatives, after calling for the release of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.