YANGON, Myanmar — Lawyers for two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years in Myanmar on charges linked to their reporting of the Rohingya crisis lodged an appeal Friday with the Supreme Court — a last chance of a reprieve through the legal system. Reporters Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, both Myanmar nationals, were arrested in Yangon in December 2017 and later jailed for violating the Official Secrets Act. In January Yangon’s High Court rejected their initial appeal leaving their fate in the hands of judges at the Supreme Court. Under Myanmar law Supreme Court judges hear appeals individually, giving lawyers for the journalists several options. Moe Yan Naing, was initially called as a prosecution witness, but stunned the court by saying superiors had ordered police to entrap the reporters.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 06:45 UTC