Wife of Australian economist imprisoned in Myanmar says family is heartbroken by three-year sentence

Ha Vu pleads for Prof Sean Turnell's release after secret trial which Australian diplomats and journalists were banned from

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The wife of Australian economist Prof Sean Turnell - who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Myanmar's military junta - has said his sentence is heartbreaking" for his family and pleaded for his release.

In a statement published in Burmese and English, Ha Vu said her husband's sentence - imposed after a secret trial in which Turnell was denied proper legal counsel - had devastated his family.

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