Hluttaw eyes fixing repressive laws
Parliament is taking steps to slash one repressive law used to crack down on activists and will debate heavily revising another later this week. The junta-era, 1975 State Protection Act was revoked by the Pyithu Hluttaw on 9 May after the conclusion that the law was explicitly drafted to detain politicians. Several prominent National League for Democracy members, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, were convicted and imprisoned under the law.
