[1][2] He was arrested for high treason after posting a video in which he prayed for the downfall of the Burmese army general Min Aung Hlaing, who took power during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
[3][4][5][6] An orphan from Pathein, in the Ayeyarwady delta region, he came to Yangon as a teenager and studied engineering before dropping out of school to become an astrologist.
He started studying magic when he was five, beginning by reading tarot cards and gradually building up an online following on Facebook.
[9] A week after AFP attended the lesson, Linn Nhyo Taryar was issued arrest warrants after social media users told police he was teaching people how to use black magic.
[12][13] Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he was arrested under the Penal Code's Section 505 (b) on 11 February due to a viral video showing him lighting candles and praying for the military government to fall.