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No relief for jailed New Zealander as ‘Buddha Bar’ storm continues

2016-08-20 2 Dailymotion

Phil Blackwood, 33, remains incarcerated in Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison, accused of offending religion.<br /><br />He has accepted responsibility for a Facebook post that depicted the Buddha wearing headphones and promoted discounted alcoholic drinks at the V Gastro Bar.<br /><br />Options are running out for the New Zealand national who fronted court for a fifth time on Wednesday, alongside two Burmese codefendants, Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin.<br /><br />Blackwood’s defence lawyer remains downbeat, in a case closely watched by a devoutly Buddhist nation.

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