Naypyitaw - 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.
They are being held at Yangon's Insein prison and were not present to hear the Supreme Court verdict. Lawyers for the reporters appealed again to the country's most senior court, the Supreme Court, citing lack of proof of a crime and evidence that the pair were set up by police. A policeman testified last year that officers had planted secret documents on the two reporters.
The courtroom on Tuesday was crowded with diplomats and observers as Soe Naing read the brief verdict from a piece of paper, without giving any explanation."The United Nations will continue to call for full respect of freedom of the press and human rights," he said in a statement. "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be allowed to return to their families and continue their work as journalists.
UN investigators have called for high-ranking military officials to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity and genocide over a 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya in response to militant attacks in the western part of the country.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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