article_snippet: In emotional scenes after the verdict, family members of the two Myanmar defendants expressed shock and fury at the sentencing, with the mother of one exchanging barbs with a handful of nationalist monks waiting outside.
article_snippet: Judge Ye Lwin said that while Blackwood, 32, had posted an apology, Judge Ye Lwin had 'intentionally plotted to insult religious belief' when Judge Ye Lwin uploaded the photo.
article_snippet: Judge Ye Lwin added that although the New Zealander had admitted to posting the picture without intending to offend, it was also 'unreasonable only to blame the foreigner' when explaining the guilty verdicts for the Myanmar defendants.
article_snippet: Htut Ko Ko Lwin's mother screamed at a group of monks taking photos with smartphones outside the court after the sentencing.
article_snippet: They just decided everybody is guilty
article_snippet: The authorities should accept the heartfelt public apology of the three men, vacate the conviction, and order the heartfelt public apology of the three men to be released immediately and unconditionally,' Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
article_snippet: Blackwood's parents told Fairfax Media from Blackwood's parents New Zealand home that Blackwood's parents were shocked by the decision and Blackwood's parents son would consider an appeal. '
article_snippet: We hoped common sense would prevail and their son would be found not guilty because it was not a malicious or intentional act...' said Blackwood.