(Reuters) -- A court in Myanmar has jailed a former British ambassador and her spouse for one year for violating immigration laws, sources and media said on Friday, prompting concern from rights activists at secretive trials under military rule.
Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin were arrested on Aug. 24

Vicky Bowman currently runs the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business. (Photo from MCRB website)
(Reuters) -- A court in Myanmar has jailed a former British ambassador and her spouse for one year for violating immigration laws, sources and media said on Friday, prompting concern from rights activists at secretive trials under military rule.