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"Macquarie University economist Sean Turnell is free and living in Sydney after
650 days of imprisonment in Myanmar, for what appears to be the “crime” of
doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better – in
this case the lives of the people of Myanmar.
A former Reserve Bank of Australia official, Turnell worked as an economic
adviser to the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and continued to advise her after
she was overthrown in a coup in February 2021.
He was imprisoned on trumped-up charges over the handling of confidential
information – even though the papers he had in his possession were the papers
he needed for his role as an economic adviser.
As a family friend and fellow economist, I was part of the campaign to get him
released. Here are some personal reflections on Sean and that campaign."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
