Sunday, 2 September 2018

Reuters reporters in Myanmar get 7 yrs in jail

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country. "We are extremely disappointed by this verdict", said Britain's ambassador to Myanmar Dan Chugg.

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