Hla Swe

Hla Swe

Supporters of Wirathu protest at the Western District Court to demand that he receive an in-person trial. (Sai Zaw / Myanmar Now)
The decision to try the two nationalist firebrands via videoconference was made due to concerns...
Published on Jan 13, 2021
Hla Swe at a protest against American sanctions of top military leaders on August 3, 2019 in Yangon (Myanmar Now)
The former USDP lawmaker is the latest among several far right extremists to come out of hiding in recent weeks
Dec 29, 2020
‘Come and bomb. Let all the people from the government and secretariat offices die, that’d be cool,’ the firebrand former MP said.
Aug 8, 2019