the amendment continues with a phrase of “or the Defense Services or Defense Services Personnel.” Moreover, the punishment is amended from “... or with imprisonment which may extend to seven years” into “twenty years”. Si Thu Aung Myint, a veteran journalist, faces a lawsuit with the amended Section 124 (a). 505 (a) is substituted with the following sub-section: (a) whoever with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, a member of the Defense Services or government employees to deprive affect, hinder, disturb, damage the motivation, discipline, health, conduct upon Government or the Defense Services and the duty of government employees or members of defense services to being into the hatred, disobedience, disloyalty After Penal Code Section 505, Section 505-A is added as follows: cause fear, spread false news, agitate directly or indirectly criminal offence against a Government employee 505 A. Whoever (a) causes or intends to cause fear to a group of citizens or to the public, (b) causes or intends to spread false news, knowing or believing that it is untrue, (c) causes or intends to commit or to agitate directly or indirectly criminal offence against a Government employee, any kind of Government employees or Government employees. A legal analyst noted that the amendments and extensions of sections and sub-sections are systematically devised against the media and journalists. 16 of the 48 journalists facing trial in the special courts of various prisons are still facing charges under Section 505A of the Penal Code, while 33 are warranted. Amongst the 141 arrested journalists, 49 face lawsuits under Sections and 505-A and 33 had been released with amnesty later. Three male foreign journalists are deported even with similar charges. Among. Repeated Dark Age of News Media 17