A poster of the United Democratic Party is posted on the wall of the party’s headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Kyaw Myint, the chairman of the United Democratic Party has been arrested as a fugitive from justice after recent reports in Myanmar media contained allegations of a shady past, including financial finagling and a prison escape. The party is fielding the second highest number of candidates for the November elections, and other party executives say it will carry on campaigning. (AP Photo / Aung Shine Oo)
The leader of a party fielding the second highest number of candidates for Myanmars November elections has been arrested after local media reported allegations of a shady past, including a prison escape and financial finagling.
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- Last Updated: September 30, 2020, 3:48 PM IST
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