A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism.
“Although the people in the film’s main roles are Buddhist, they behaved inappropriately and degraded the dignity and morals of monks through their physical gestures and dialogue,” the media report said.since February 2021, when it seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nusbaumer is not the first foreigner to be detained in Myanmar after being accused of insulting Buddhism.who was arrested with two Myanmar nationals was sentenced to 2 1/2 years imprisonment with hard labor for insulting Buddhism in an online advertisement that showed a psychedelic depiction of Buddha wearing DJ-style headphones. He was deported the following year.
In October 2016, a Dutch tourist was jailed for three months with hard labor for insulting Buddhism after he unplugged a loudspeaker used by Buddhist monks to broadcast a late-night sermon in the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. He was deported after serving his jail term. In the same year, a Spanish tourist was deported from Myanmar after authorities found a tattoo of Buddha on his leg.
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