Burma comic jailed for 45 years

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 11:45 GMT,
Friday, 21 November 2008

Burma comic jailed for 45 years

A popular comedian active in Burma's democracy
movement has been sentenced to 45 years in jail by
a Burmese court.

Zarganar was found to have violated the Electronics
Act, which regulates electronic communications.

He is the latest in a string of opposition activists
to be jailed by the military government.

He was detained earlier this year for criticising
the government's slow response to Cyclone Nargis in
interviews with foreign news groups.

Zarganar led a group of entertainers who organised
private aid deliveries to cyclone victims.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7741653.stm

[POAS]

1. Serious lack of a sense of humor.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Funny guy...RIGHT HERE!

Don't kid yourself into thinking Chimpolini didn't fantasize about doing something similar with George Carlin, Jon Stewart, or even Stephen Colbert (once he figured out people were laughing AT him and not WITH him at that WP Press Corpse dinner).

[Dr.Phool]

3. Could we book Dennis Miller for a gig over there?

[LeftishBrit]

4. Yes, telling the obvious truth deserves a 45-year sentence...

I hope and expect that Amnesty and similar groups will be making the Burmese government's life hell about this.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. Man.

I guess they didn't understand the humor in "Take my wife. Please."

[dysfunctional press]

6. too bad for the burmese people that they don't sit on top of known huge oil reserves...

otherwise we'd be over there trying to lay a little democracy on them.