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Myanmar junta detains former British ambassador on immigration charges

Former Britsh ambassador Vicky Bowman was detained in Yangon, Myanmar's military junta confirmed on August 25, 2022. © Institute for Human Rights and Business

Myanmar authorities have arrested Britain's former ambassador to the country and her husband, a prominent artist and one-time political prisoner, for allegedly violating immigration laws, the junta said on Thursday.

Vicky Bowman, who served as Britain's ambassador to Myanmar from 2002 to 2006, was detained for failing to declare she was living at an address different from the one listed on her foreigner's registration certificate, a junta statement said.

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