Ex-US diplomat says Myanmar frees jailed American journalist

BANGKOK — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson says American writer Danny Fenster has been released from situation successful Myanmar.

Richardson said successful a connection Monday that Fenster had been released from situation and handed implicit to him successful Myanmar and would beryllium soon connected his mode location via Qatar.

“This is the time that you anticipation volition travel erstwhile you bash this work,” Richardson said. “We are truthful grateful that Danny volition yet beryllium capable to reconnect with his loved ones, who person been advocating for him each this time, against immense odds.”

Fenster, the managing exertion of the online mag Frontier Myanmar, was convicted Friday of spreading mendacious oregon inflammatory information, contacting amerciable organizations and violating visa regulations and sentenced to 11 years hard labor.

Fenster’s condemnation was the harshest punishment yet among the 7 journalists known to person been convicted since the subject took power.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price condemned the decision, saying successful a connection that it was “an unjust condemnation of an guiltless person.”

Richardson says helium negotiated Fenster’s merchandise during a caller sojourn to Myanmar erstwhile helium held face-to-face meetings with the subject person who ousted the elected authorities of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi successful February.