A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government people. Western Yangon District Court punished him with a sentence of seven years and a fine of one hundred thousand Kyat (100,000 MMK) in September after the two-month trial. The Second case is related to U Wirathu, an ultranationalist Buddhist monk who is apparently known as a person spreading incitements to religious conflicts and racial hatred. The monk offensively criticised the State Counsellor at nationalistic public events organised in Myeik township of Tanintharyi Region and Kyauktada township of Yangon Region showing support for 2008 Constitution before he was sued by U San Min, Yangon Western District deputy administrator under Section 124(a) of the Penal Code at Westen Yangon District Court. The associate judge U Kyaw Kyaw of the court issued an arrest warrant for U Wirathu as he went into hiding and avoided attending the court. The third case is a lawsuit against pro-Tatmadaw Buddhist ultranationalist and former parliamentarian Bullet U Hla Swe who also showed strong support for the 2008 Constitution and insultings of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Bullet Hla Swe was sued by township deputy administrator with sedition charge under Section 124(a) of the Penal Code at Western Yangon District Court on August 7. The prosecution followed his comments in which he used metaphysical words to blame on the government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at a public event held opposite the town hall in downtown Yangon. 2.8 Lawsuits Under Section 295(a) of the Penal Code Section 295(a) of the Penal Code states “Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of [persons resident in the Union]5, by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations, insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.” Many lawsuits filed under Section 295(a) of the Penal Code were found under the NLD-led government. Seven lawsuits were violations of free expression among all lawsuits under Section 295(a). Even the journalists and columnists who wrote news and satires for newspapers and journals were also sued under the blasphemy Section. Bago township local police station (2) filed lawsuits against Ko Aung Soe Moe, chief editor of Bago Union journal; Ko Lwin, a journalist of Thuriya Alin journal and two other netizens, four in total, for quoting a social media content that said “htan yae” (local Burmese toddy wine) were sold at a religious site in April 2017. Ko Aung Soe Moe was granted bail for the Section 295(a) charge and 66(d) charge three months after detention. 26 Chapter (2): Freedom of Expression