The film was posted to a Buddhist YouTube and TikTok channel in July.
Didier Nusbaumer, 52, was arrested on Aug 8 for writing and directing a film that allegedly harmed the morality and dignity of Buddhist monks.
Didier Nusbaumer, 52, was arrested on Aug 8 over the film “which could harm the morality and dignity of Buddhist monks,” the junta’s information team said in a statement. In the film “a young woman used rude and insulting words against the culture and tradition of Buddhists by harming the good virtues of monks,” it said, without giving details.
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