Myanmar has abolished one of the most authoritarian laws used by previous military regimes to silence political opponents, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. The Emergency Provisions Act gave authorities broad powers to hold people without charge and allowed courts to convict on scanty evidence. Military members of parliament, who fill 25 percent of seats under […]
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