The case against Hla Phone, who is accused of posting insulting images of Burma’s military chief and former president Thein Sein on Facebook, is based on a controversial telecommunications law.
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Detention and hefty sentences for Rohingya community leaders are indicative of a biased legal system, says their defence counsel.
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DVB’s special investigative documentary exposes how court procedures are manipulated using false evidence and documents. We follow one case and one woman who is using the courts to falsely claim ownership of two plots of land.
Activists are calling for an investigation into corruption in Burma’s legal system and demand that judges be held accountable for corruption.
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This week, DVB Debate discusses how to end corruption in Burma’s legal system.
It is Aung San Suu Kyi’s mantra for embedding democratic reform, but for many who endured Burma’s authoritarian and deeply corrupt former junta the “rule of law” remains a distant hope
