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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Grant Peck

Thai woman jailed in Myanmar for immigration offense may face US diplomat murder trial

A car leaves the US embassy Myanmar - (AFP/Getty)

A Thai woman accused of killing her U.S. diplomat ex-husband has been sentenced to one year in prison for violating Myanmar's immigration laws, but she still might go to trial for murder, a lawyer familiar with her case said Wednesday.

Pavinee Supasirivisan was found guilty in Yangon’s Kamayut township court under a provision applying to any foreign national who commits a crime in the country, according to the lawyer.

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