UK Charges Ex-Myanmar Envoy With Trespass in Dispute

Kyaw Zwar Minn, Myanmar’s former ambassador to the UK, has been charged by British police with trespassing after refusing to leave the ambassador's residence in London since being ousted for opposing Myanmar's 2021 military coup and calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. He has remained at the residence for over four years, asserting that the current embassy staff represent an illegitimate government. The UK initially praised Minn’s stand but has since urged him to vacate the property amid increasing pressure from the junta. Britain continues to condemn and sanction Myanmar's military regime, which most Western nations have not formally recognized. Rights advocates, including the Myanmar Accountability Project, have called for the UK Attorney General to intervene, warning that evicting Minn could undermine Britain’s pro-democracy stance. Minn is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 30 to face the trespassing charge.