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Myanmar top court rejects final appeal of Reuters reporters

Published on 23 Apr 2019 5:45:36 PM

Myanmar's top court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, in a landmark case that has raised questions about the country's transition to democracy.

Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, have spent more than 16 months in detention since they were arrested in December 2017 while working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2019/04/23/myanmars-top-court-rejects-final-appeal-by-jailed-reuters-journalists/