YANGON DIVISION- The former Minister Mr. Ye Htut (under President U Thein Sein’s government) was reportedly arrested and detained at Alone Township Police Station after Yangon Regional Military Headquarters opened a case against him under Section 505(a) of defamation.
On October 28th at 8:30 p.m., Yangon Region Military Headquarters filed a case against Mr. Ye Htut as his social media posts were false-alarming the public, intentionally spread false news and encouraging government employees to commit crimes.
Mr. Ye Htut was arrested and detained at Alone police station under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code (Pa) 216/2023 and was taken to Insein Prison on Sunday (October 29) morning, according to the military announcement.
Former Minister of Information, Mr. Ye Thut, had posted on his social media either directly or hinted that he opposed the military seizure of power and stood with the people.