Patrick Khum Jaa Lee, a humanitarian worker who was arrested in connection with a Facebook post depicting someone stomping on an image of Myanmar’s commander-in-chief, has been let go after serving most of his six-month sentence.
Like Chaw Sandi Htun, who was released earlier this week, he was freed before the sentence technically expired.
Both Khum Jaa Lee and Chaw Sandi Htun were arrested in October for unrelated Facebook posts deemed defamatory to the military. They were both charged under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Act, the violation of choice that authorities have used to prosecute social media posts.
Photos showing a smiling Khum Jaa Lee shortly after his release circulated on social media this morning.
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