It wouldn’t surprise me, but this is Burma so anything could be the reason, but still……
The Burma independent newspaper Weekly Eleven reported that the staff members – all believed to be from the local Muslim community – were charged with crimes including promoting hatred between Buddhists and Muslims and participation in arson attacks. The paper cited anonymous court sources in its report, and said the sentences ranged from two to six years.
H/T: Vlad
Don’t be taken in by this scam, which has been sent to every contact listed at Buddhanet.info’s American Buddhist Directory: //www.presstv.com/detail/2012/08/26/258222/us-rewards-myanmar-for-massacring-muslims/
Kevin Barrett, the author of the above article to his ‘Buddhist brothers and sisters’ is actually, according to the comments at Jihadwatch ( //www.jihadwatch.org/2012/08/burma-two-muslim-un-workers-imprisoned-for-their-role-in-jihad-attacks-against-buddhists.html ) , a Muslim convert.
The article is a typical example of taqiyya (lying in the cause of jihad) – in this case inversion of reality and claiming victimhood by the jihadist aggressors.
For the facts about what is really going on in Burma see //seanrobsville.blogspot.com/2012/06/muslims-massacre-buddhists-in-burma.html
More on Kevin Barrett here: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barrett