Burma’s military reportedly detained a former British envoy and her husband on immigration charges after the British government imposed sanctions on three military-linked companies in Burma, also known as Myanmar.
Authorities said Thursday that Vicky Bowman and her Burmese husband, Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were arrested under the Immigration Act for failing to report a change of address.
The couple moved from their registered address in Yangon to Shan state last year. The junta claimed that Bowman violated the law as she failed to update her address, which carries a sentence of six months to five years in prison….