Rats and ‘horrible black tarantulas’: Sean Turnell’s 20 months in prison in Myanmar The Australian economist and former advisor to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said his time in prison made him reassess everything.
The Australian economist and former economic advisor to Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi said he used his imagination to escape his confines, and took comfort in the small bit of exercise he could get pacing his small cell.
From sharing a concrete cell with rats and “horrible black tarantulas” to being chained to a steel chair in a windowless box, Sean Turnell said his more than 20-months as a prisoner in Myanmar was horrific.
Later he was moved to a sparse cell with an iron barred door which led straight to the elements, allowing Myanmar’s “incredible heat” and monsoonal rain directly into the cell.
Watch: Cancelled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi Documentary on Independent TV.
