北角さん、１４日にも解放　収監の邦人記者―ミャンマー

　【バンコク時事】ミャンマー国営テレビは１３日夜、「虚偽のニュース」を流布した罪などで起訴され、刑務所に収監されていた最大都市ヤンゴン在住のフリージャーナリスト、北角裕樹さんが解放されると報じた。国軍スポークスマンによると、北角さんは身柄を刑務所から警察の宿泊施設に移された。１４日中に解放される見通しという。
　北角さんは４月１８日、自宅で逮捕され、今月３日に虚偽ニュースの拡散を禁じた刑法、査証発行の条件を定めた入国管理特例法に違反した罪で起訴された。有罪の場合、虚偽ニュース拡散は最高禁錮３年、入管特例法違反は同５年を科される可能性があった。（2021/05/14-01:10）

Freelance Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi, who has been jailed in Myanmar after being indicted on charges including spreading fake news, is set to be released, the Southeast Asian nation's state-run television reported Thursday night.
   Kitazumi has already been transferred to a lodging facility of the Myanmarese police from the jail, a spokesperson for Myanmar's military said. He is expected to be freed within Friday, according to the spokesperson.
   Kitazumi was arrested at his home in Yangon, the biggest city in Myanmar, on April 18 and was indicted on May 3 on suspicion of violating the country's criminal code, which bans acts of disseminating fake news, and its special immigration control law, which sets visa issuance requirements.
   Myanmar brought this issue to an end by taking into consideration its past and future friendship with Japan, the state-run TV said. The Japanese Embassy in Myanmar had been asking the country to release Kitazumi early.
   People convicted of spreading fake news and violating the special immigration law would be imprisoned for up to three years and up to five years, respectively.