Former British Ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman and her Burmese artist husband have been arrested for violations of the country’s immigration act, according to a statement from Myanmar’s Ministry of Information. Burma Campaign UK’s Executive Director, Anna Roberts, was interviewed by Sky News about the arrest.
It comes as the UK Government announced new sanctions while hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees mark the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Anna Roberts called on the UK government to increase the pressure on the Burmese military’s illegal regime.
Watch Sky News report (Anna Roberts interviewed 0.55 – 1.20)