UNITED NATIONS, United States — Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney appealed to Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday over a pardon for two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar, saying the Nobel laureate held the key to their release. Clooney said the journalists' families had already submitted a request for their pardon, adding that the president can grant a pardon following consultation with Suu Kyi. Earlier this month, Suu Kyi defended the jailing of Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, hitting back at global criticism of a trial widely seen as an attempt to muzzle the free press. "The key to truth and accountability, and the key to a more democratic and prosperous Myanmar," Clooney said. "Aung Sang Suu Kyi knows better than anyone what it is like to be a political prisoner in Myanmar.

Source: Philippine Star September 29, 2018 03:00 UTC