Model-Actor Paing Takhon Who Was Named Named World's 'Most Handsome Face', Sentenced to Jail

Paing Takhon, a model and actor who was crowned the most handsome face of 2021 sentenced to three years in prison
Model-Actor Paing Takhon Who Was Named Named World's 'Most Handsome Face', Sentenced to Jail

Myanmar: Model and actor Paing Takhon was sentenced to three years in jail for speaking out during protests in Myanmar, in the same week he was named the "Most Handsome Face" of 2021 by entertainment site TC Candler.

According to TC Candler's renowned annual "100 Most Handsome Faces" list, he beat out 130,000 celebrities from 45 nations.

"Free this man" Free Paing Takhon, Myanmar's political prisoner." The TC Candler list wrote the caption

Paing Takhon was arrested by 50 soldiers in April and sentenced to three years in prison for participating in large protests against Myanmar's military coup.

Over 7,000 people have been arrested and over 1,000 people have been killed as a result of the protest. It began in February, following a military coup in which important government leaders, including civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were imprisoned.

Prior to his arrest, the actor, model, and singer took part in protests and spoke out against the coup and the administration.

We vehemently oppose military coups. Takhon was claimed to have written in an internet post, "We demand the immediate release of state counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, civilian government ministries, and elected members of parliament."

"We demand that the 2020 election results be respected and that the NLD-led parliament create a new civilian administration as soon as possible."

Myanmar's military seized control in February after Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party won a landslide victory in a national election. The military proclaimed a year-long state of emergency, claiming election fraud.

Thousands of lives have been lost and thousands more have been lost as a result of major protests.

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