2019-04-12
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Myanmar filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi reports to the Insein township police station in northern Yangon, April 2, 2019. RFA
A Myanmar court on Friday denied bail for a renowned filmmaker and human rights activist sued by a government military officer for allegedly insulting and defaming the armed forces in a Facebook post, sending him to Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison until his next court appearance in late April, his attorney said.