A US journalist detained in Myanmar since May has been released and will be deported soon, a junta spokesman told AFP on Monday.
Danny Fenster was being taken to the capital Naypyidaw from Yangon where he was jailed and will be deported, another government source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Fenster, who had been working for local outlet Frontier Myanmar for around a year, was arrested as he headed home to see his family in May.
“We can confirm that he has been released and will be deported. Detail will be released later,” spokesman Zaw Min Tun said.
Fenster, who spent 176 days in detention, was sentenced to 11 years in prison last week for encouraging dissent against the military, unlawful association and breaching immidition, which could have seen him jailed for life.—AFP
