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JournalismPakistan.com
January 08, 2018
WASHINGTON - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on Myanmar authorities to cease all legal proceedings and release from jail two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, whose work involved reporting on conflict-ridden Rakhine state.
The two were arrested December 12 on suspicions of violating Myanmar’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act, which carries maximum penalties of 14 years in prison. They have not been formally charged.
“The proceedings against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are a transparent attempt to intimidate the media and to prevent coverage of the unfolding tragedy of the Rohingya people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state,” said Steven Butler, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator. “The two reporters should not be in jail for trying to uncover the truth about this story of vital public interest.”
The two journalists are expected to appear in court on January 10, when the prosecutor could request that charges be filed, Reuters reported yesterday. - CPJ news alert
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