On October 14, 2015, Burmese activist Patrick Kum Jaa Lee was arrested without warrant for mocking the country's commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing, on Facebook. On January 22, 2016, the Court found Patrick guilty of "online defamation" and sentenced him to six months in prison. Prior to his arrest and conviction,  Chaw Sandi Tun, a young Burmese woman, was also detained for an online post  mocking the military. He was released on April 1, 2016 after serving his sentence.  Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify the official legal and government records on the case and that the information contained in this report was derived from secondary sources. It must be noted that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding this legal matter will be updated as an official source becomes available.