Myanmar court sentences activists to 37 years over election protest

Nine activists face prison terms of up to 37 years for protesting the military-backed December elections.

Htet Myat Aung and the others were arrested days after staging a flash protest in downtown Mandalay on Dec. 3 calling on the public to reject the elections, abolish the military conscription law and release political prisoners detained after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2

Courts in Myanmar have sentenced nine activists to up to 37 years in prison for a protest against last December's elections, according to an activist group