Shwe, son arrested for allegedly destroying buildings on military land

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – The Myanmar army arrested a notable business tycoon Khin Shwe and his son Zay Thiha on Monday following they ended up accused of demolishing historic buildings on rented land owned by Myanmar’s defense ministry.

Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun, a armed service spokesman, confirmed the two men’s arrests throughout a press meeting in Naypyitaw on Thursday.

On Monday, armed service authorities detained staff of an antique museum owned by the 71-12 months-previous tycoon’s family members, but they had been later produced. It is really unclear how several staff members have been arrested by the junta or what queries they were being questioned.

The chairman of the design organization Zaykabar Business Ltd. and his son are charged with violating Area 24 of Myanmar’s 2015 law on the “defense and preservation of historic monuments,” which is meant to secure properties thought of crucial to the country’s heritage. The costs were being confirmed to the press by a member of the junta police in Yangon.

The demand carries a jail term of 5 to ten decades if convicted.