Myanmar official: American’s offense went beyond journalism

By GRANT PECK
Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesman for Myanmar’s military-installed government says a U.S. journalist detained four months ago had been arrested for actions incompatible with his profession. The spokesman did not elaborate at a news conference to a question about Danny Fenster, a Detroit area native and managing editor of the online news and business magazine Frontier Myanmar. He is awaiting trial on a charge of incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison. He was among about 100 journalists detained since the Feb. 1 military takeover. Resistance to military rule was initially met with widespread street protests, but security forces used deadly force, killing more than 1,100, and now face violent counterattacks.