The charge resulted from a speech in which he accused several prominent Buddhist organisations of extreme nationalism with particularly reference to Ashin Wirathu, who has been accused of hate speech and incitement of violence against Muslims by international observers many times since anti-Rohingya violence erupted in 2012.
Ia menyampaikan pidato yang menuduh beberapa organisasi Buddha besar menganut nasionalisme ekstrem dan menyindir Ashin Wirathu, sosok yang dituduh membuat ujaran kebencian dan memancing kekerasan terhadap Muslim oleh berbagai pemantau internasional sejak kekerasan anti-Rohingya meletus tahun 2012.