New law bans any speech or organising seen as trying to “destroy a part of the electoral process”.
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Myanmar’s military government has imposed harsh new penalties for protesting its planned election, with critics potentially facing years in prison for dissent.
The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported that the new law took effect on Tuesday, months before elections expected at the end of this year.
The legislation bans “any speech, organising, inciting, protesting or distributing leaflets in order to destroy a part of the electoral process” – which opposition groups and international monitors have slammed as a ploy to shore up military rule.
