Detained US journalist makes appearance in Myanmar court

Danny Fenster makes an appearance on an ‘incitement’ charge, but the US consular authorities have not yet been granted visitation.

Danny Fenster, the American journalist arrested last month by Myanmar authorities, has made an appearance in a special court in the prison where he is being held, his employer said. However, US consular officials are still being denied access to Fenster, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday. A statement from the online news and business magazine Frontier Myanmar, where Fenster is managing editor, said he faces a charge of incitement, which carries a potential three-year prison term.