Press Release: Terry Evans
18 December
Burma: Junta Jail Rangoon Abbot
The abbot of Zantila Rama monastery, in Rangoon, has been sentenced to a two year prison term. He was convicted of
defamation after complaining about the seizure of money from the monastery during a raid by government security forces
in early October.
He was disrobed and given a two-year prison sentence at the end of November.
ENDS