Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Burma (also known as Myanmar) to release Australian academic Sean Turnell, who has been held by the military junta since February 2021.
Turnell, an Australian advisor to deposed leader Aung Suu Kyi, was arrested five days after the regime staged its coup on Feb. 1, 2021 to remove the former government.
He was then charged with violating Burma’s official secrets law and has been held in detention for the past 16 months. Burmese courts on June 10 ruled that prosecutors had gathered enough evidence against Turnell to proceed with his trial.
Speaking about the decision, Albanese said the regime’s treatment of the advisor was unjustified….