The Case of Chaw Sandi Htun
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 21.9162
Longitude: 95.956
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Myanmar
- Decision Date
- Dec 28, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- The Court of the Maubin Township of the Ayeyarwady Delta Region in Myanmar
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Ma Chaw Sandi Htun was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the court of the Maubin Township of the Ayeyarwady Delta Region in Myanmar on December 28, 2015. She posted a satirical photo on Facebook of a military officer wearing women's garb. She was found guilty of defamation under the broad Section 66(d) of Myanmar’s Telecommunications Law stipulating that extorting, coercing, restraining wrongfully, defaming, disturbing, causing undue influence or threatening any person by using media platforms. She was released from Maubin prison on March 30, 2016 after completing her sentence.
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Law
- Source URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Notes
Global FoE could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Collection
- CIPIT
- Date Updated
- May 15, 2024