Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) A Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for breaking the Official Secrets Act while investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims. "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be allowed to return to their families and continue their work as journalists," Ostby added. Following the announcement of the verdict Kyaw Soe Oo's wife, Chit Su Win, burst into tears, according to a Reuters report. The damning report contains allegations of murder, imprisonment and sexual violence against the Rohingyas, carried out by the Myanmar military. Fearless journalismReuters published a special investigation earlier this year that featured Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo's bylines.

Source: CNN September 03, 2018 04:13 UTC