Detained Reuters duo due in Myanmar court


Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo was arrested a month ago for alleged possession of classified documents obtained 'by deception'. – EPA pic, January 10, 2018.

TWO Reuters journalists are due in a Myanmar court today, where they could be charged under a secrecy law that carries up to 14 years in jail, as calls escalate for their release.

Myanmar nationals Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, were arrested a month ago after receiving documents from two policemen during a dinner in Yangon.


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