ミャンマー代表選手が帰国拒否　軍に抗議ポーズ、難民申請へ

　サッカー・ワールドカップ（Ｗ杯）の予選試合のため来日していたミャンマー代表選手の１人が帰国を拒否し、日本国内に残ったことが１７日、分かった。ミャンマーは国軍による軍事クーデターの影響で政情不安となっており、帰国すれば命の危険があるとして、近く難民認定を申請する意向という。
　関係者によると、帰国を拒否したのはミャンマー代表チームの控えゴールキーパー、ピエ・リアン・アウン選手。同選手は５月２８日に千葉市内で行われたアジア２次予選の日本対ミャンマー戦で、キックオフ前の国歌斉唱の際、軍に抗議する意志を示すとされる３本の指を立てるポーズを取っていた。今月１６日夜に関西空港へ到着したが、帰国便に搭乗しなかった。（2021/06/17-09:38）

A member of the Myanmarese national soccer team visiting Japan for World Cup qualifier matches refused to go back to his home country with his teammates and is staying in Japan, it was learned Thursday.
   Pyae Lyan Aung, a substitute goalkeeper of the national team, plans to apply for a refugee status in Japan in the near future, saying his life could be in danger if he returns to Myanmar, informed sources said.
   The Southeast Asian country is in an unstable situation following a military coup.
   On May 28, the athlete raised a three-finger salute while the Myanmarese national anthem was playing before the kickoff of a match against Japan in the second elimination round of the World Cup Qatar 2022 held in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo. The pose has become known as a show of protest against the Myanmarese military.
   He arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Wednesday evening, but did not board his flight home, according to the sources.