Myanmar Releases Japanese Executive Convicted for Rice Price Violation

YANGON, Aug 14 (News On Japan) - A Japanese employee of the Aeon Group, who had been detained in Myanmar for over 40 days after being convicted of violating rice price controls, has been released.

Hiroshi Kasamatsu, 53, the head of the product division at Aeon's local subsidiary, was detained in June after selling rice at a price higher than that set by the military. He was later prosecuted.

On August 12th, a Myanmar court sentenced Kasamatsu to one year in prison and fined him.

Meanwhile, the ruling military government announced after the verdict, that Kasamatsu had been released that night, on August 12th. According to diplomatic sources, the Japanese government has also confirmed his release.

There are no significant concerns regarding his health.

Source: ANN

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