Dissident Myanmar monk held for questioning: official | Bangkok Post: news

A prominent Buddhist monk who was one of the leaders of a 2007 anti-government uprising has been detained for questioning by Myanmar authorities, less than a month after he was freed from jail.

File photo of Buddhist monks visiting a pagoda in Twantay, about 50 km south of Yangon. Myanmar detained a prominent Buddhist monk for questioning on Friday, less than month since he was freed from jail where he was sent for leading an anti-government uprising, an official said.

Gambira was one of hundreds of political prisoners released in January, cutting short a 68-year jail term imposed for his key role in the 2007 "Saffron Revolution", which was brutally crushed by the former junta.