The Myanmar Times

Erotica author facing obscenity charge

By Toe Wai Aung   |   Thursday, 26 June 2014

Police have filed an obscenity charge against the author of a controversial new novel that some are describing as pornography.

Author Aung Yin Nyein has sparked a storm of controversy with his sexually explicit novel, Romanbot, which has since been withdrawn from the market.

Police in Thingangyun township said they had filed a charge against the author under section 292 of the Penal Code, which relates to the sale, hire or distribution of an obscene book. If found guilty Aung Yin Nyein could face up to three months’ prison.

While hard copies of the book are no longer available – except at high prices on the black market – PDF versions were quickly made available online for curious readers.

Translation by Khant Lin Oo