Questions asked of an activist from Burma, by asylum officer, in December 2024:

You say you protested in Burma? what were you protesting against?

Were you a member of a political party? why not?

What is your political opinion? did you express it in USA? how?

You lived for a while in Thailand? why not apply for asylum there/

Why not in Singapore? does Singapore have an asylum system?

Why did you protest against the coup?

Did you have any political affiliation? were you a "sympathizer"?

Why did the soldier demand money from you? Did he want to punish you?

You say you "supported" the NLD? how? give them money? distribute literature? invite people to meetings?

why did you pay a bribe to the official?

You say you protested in front of the Burmese Embassy in Washington DC? why would that put you in danger?

Do you know anyone, who protested in USA, who then returned to Burma, and was arrested?

Tell me about all of your international travel!

You were safe in France? and then you returned to the country that you call "dangerous"? You returned to the dangerous country? RTDC? If you voluntarily return to a place, that place is not dangerous, is it?

what is "material support"? MS? you don't know? maybe you gave it but you do not know?  Did  you assist rebels in your country?

You did not join a political party here in USA? why not?

Is there anything else?

Did a monk, Pinnya Zawta, a US citizen, get arrested when he returned to Burma in November 2024? why?