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Burma monk Shin Gambira ‘faces legal action’
Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of anti-government protests in 2007, will face fresh legal action, according to state media.
He is accused of staying in a monastery that had been sealed by the authorities and of breaking into two others.
Gambira had been released as part of an amnesty last month, but continued his criticism of the civilian, military-backed government.
He was briefly detained earlier this month before being released again.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar said that after questioning Gambira was taken to senior monks who reprimanded him for his behaviour, news agency AFP reports.
The senior monks “wished for legal actions” against him after he admonished them for not helping jailed monks, according to the New Light.
Reports in state media also accused Gambira of rejoining his religious order without requesting authorisation, Reuters news agency reports.
Pictured: Gambira was one of the leader’s of the “saffron revolution” protests in 2007
