Eldorado 61,087 #1 Posted January 17 Myanmar police scuffled on Saturday with dozens of followers of Buddhist nationalist monk Ashin Wirathu at a demonstration calling for him to be put on trial more than two months after he handed himself in to face sedition charges. Protesters, many of them monks, gathered outside the Insein Prison in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, where Wirathu has been held since November last year. Police said they had not set out to break the protest up but had been provoked and has arrested one protester. Full report at Reuters: Link 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamer screamer 517 #2 Posted January 17 Quote Police said they had not set out to break the protest up but had been provoked and has arrested one protester. Provoked? How was the police provoked exactly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Wearer of Hats 35,984 #3 Posted January 18 18 hours ago, Dreamer screamer said: Provoked? How was the police provoked exactly? They were monk-ingy about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamer screamer 517 #4 Posted January 18 1 hour ago, President Wearer of Hats said: They were monk-ingy about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
