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)
Trials of far-right extremists Wirathu and Hla Swe to be conducted online
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)
Hla Swe, firebrand who evaded arrest for sedition after saying government should be bombed, turns himself in 
The former USDP lawmaker is the latest among several far right extremists to come out of hiding in recent weeks
Dec 29, 2020
Arrest Warrant Issued for ‘Bullet’ Hla Swe After He Said It Would Be ‘Cool’ If Government Staff Died
‘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