Pastor guilty of defying Myanmar's coronavirus law

A court in Myanmar on Thursday sentenced Canian pastor of an evangelical church to three months imprisonment after finding him guilty of violating a law intended to combat spre of coronavirus.

Myanmar-born David Lah was charged with flouting a ban on large garings by holding a religious meeting in Yangon on April 7.

About 50 supporters showed up at court, Thursday.

Those standing at courthouse entrance unfurled umbrellas to thwart media from taking photos of him.

Lah's lawyer, Aung Kyi Win, said court h found his client guilty of violating an article in Natural Disaster Manment Law because he failed to comply with a directive against garings.

A Myanmar colleague of Lah, Wai Tun, received same sentence.

Evidence of Lah's actions came from video of event that was posted on social media accounts controlled by him.

video showed him appearing to violate ban, which took effect in mid-March, on or occasions as well.