Film Director was on wanted list for over a year; more than 12000 people have been arrested since the coup last year.
Monitoring Desk
Yangon
Award-winning film director Htun Zaw Win, whose professional name is Wyne, was arrested this week after almost a year being on a wanted list after he encouraged government employees to join the protests against the Myanmar military junta, reports said.
Wyne, 48, was arrested Wednesday at his apartment in Yangon, said a colleague.
Wyne has won multiple awards for best director and best screenplay from the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization. In addition to his popular feature films, he has also worked on movies and shorts dealing with political themes, including land-grabbing and censorship, AP reports.
The colleague said Wyne is believed to have gone home to receive medical treatment as he had not fully recovered from a stroke in 2019.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, over 12,000 people have been arrested since the coup.
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