November 9, 2016
Dr Than Tun Aung, the CEO of Daily
Eleven and Eleven Media Group, has been sued under the telecommunications law
by the Yangon Region cabinet for libel, according to U Phyo Min Thein, chief
minister of the cabinet.
The article that prompted the legal
action was titled, “One year after the election,” published in the 6 November
issue of Daily Eleven, which the minister described as tantamount to defaming
the regional government.
The 6 November opinion article written by Dr Than Tun Aung accused the Yangon Region chief minister of “rosy relations with corrupt officials” and of wearing a US$200,000 Patek Philippe watch that was described as a gift from a convicted drugs lord.
The 6 November opinion article written by Dr Than Tun Aung accused the Yangon Region chief minister of “rosy relations with corrupt officials” and of wearing a US$200,000 Patek Philippe watch that was described as a gift from a convicted drugs lord.
At a press conference held last night at
the cabinet’s office, U Phyo Min Thein reiterated that the watch he wears is a
more affordable Rolex watch bought by his wife, not a Patek Phillipe as
described by Dr Than Tun Aung.
The region cabinet prosecuted the Eleven
CEO at Tamwe Police Station with Case No. Pa 893/2016 under section 66 (D) of
the telecommunications law.
“As Dr Than Tun Aung didn’t stop writing
until this morning, the cabinet sued him for defanation at the Tamwe township
police station”, the minister said.
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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