Myanmar: Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, 'being detained'

Economist from Macquarie University tells Reuters news agency I am fine and strong and not guilty of anything'

Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the news agency Reuters that he is being detained, days after the Burmese leader was arrested in a military coup.

I guess you will soon hear of it, but I am being detained," he said. Being charged with something, but not sure what. I am fine and strong, and not guilty of anything," he said in a message, with a smile emoji. It was not subsequently possible to contact him.