Oct. 6 (EUROPA PRESS) –
A Burmese military court sentenced Japanese journalist Kubota Toru to ten years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of sedition and allegedly violating national telecommunications laws, NHK reported.
Specifically, the court in Rangoon has sentenced the Japanese journalist to seven years in prison for violating laws related to telecommunications and three years for sedition.
Although the details of the sentence are unknown, it is known that the trial was held behind closed doors and that Kubota’s lawyer was not allowed to attend the trial.
Kubota was arrested in Rangoon by Burmese junta authorities in July. Then, they argued that he had entered the country with a tourist visa and that he had recorded protests. He was accused, among other things, of violating immigration law, according to the aforementioned chain.
The Japanese Embassy in Burma has announced that it will continue to urge the Burmese military junta to release the journalist.
