Australian academic Sean Turnell, who was an economic adviser to Myanmar's overthrown leader, has been detained following the military coup.
The development comes just days after Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested on February 1.
The Macquarie University economic professor began living and working in Myanmar in December 2017.
He served as a special economic consultant to Suu Kyi.
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