Dutch "tourist, Klaas Haijtema, 30, was found guilty (was sentenced to three months of hard labor in prison) of causing a disturbance to an assembly engaged in religious worship. He had been staying at a hostel in Mandalay on Sept. 23 when a nearby Buddhist center began broadcasting the recitations of religious devotees...
“I was really tired that night and woke up to the noise,” Mr. Haijtema told the court...
“I was very angry and assumed that children were playing music. I told them to lower the volume of the loudspeakers before I unplugged the amplifier, and they didn’t understand me. That’s why I unplugged it.” Mr. Haijtema wept after the prison sentence was announced.
He was also fined the equivalent of $80 for violating the terms of his entry visa..." – NYT
I think Buddha himself won’t like this sentence. Myanmar has to travel a long way to reach the path of Buddha.
Sajeev
References
1. Myanmar Gives Tourist Who Pulled Plug on Buddhist Chants3 Months in Prison - NYT
“I was really tired that night and woke up to the noise,” Mr. Haijtema told the court...
“I was very angry and assumed that children were playing music. I told them to lower the volume of the loudspeakers before I unplugged the amplifier, and they didn’t understand me. That’s why I unplugged it.” Mr. Haijtema wept after the prison sentence was announced.
He was also fined the equivalent of $80 for violating the terms of his entry visa..." – NYT
I think Buddha himself won’t like this sentence. Myanmar has to travel a long way to reach the path of Buddha.
Sajeev
References
1. Myanmar Gives Tourist Who Pulled Plug on Buddhist Chants3 Months in Prison - NYT
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