The political situation in Myanmar is currently very tense when the army has gained control of the government earlier this year. The protests and riots were constantly taking place, while the Myanmar security forces continued to cause casualties to those without armed, attacking journalists and activists.
The sports world is also not outside the social whirlpool. Figheriight Featherweight Phoe Thaw fighters recently the latest victim of riots, when he suffered serious burns on his feet in a bomb explosion and was arrested by the Myanmar army while he was being treated at the hospital.
According to the statement from the military, Phoe Thaw was injured by a homemade bomb exploded by the British production at the British gym in Yangon on the fourth night of Wednesday.
However, the Reuters has refused the allegations of the Myanmar army to Thaw. According to a source they recorded, Reuters said that the homemade bomb was placed at the gym's parking lot by a pretending police officer.
Phoe Thaw was accused of Section 505 (A) of the Penal Code on charges of deliberately unleashing false news, harming people on duty. According to amnesty, this law is often applied to people who criticize the army. In recent months, many protesters in Myanmar have been tortured or even murdered when arrested by armed forces.