WorldA global outcry over the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has been greeted with silence by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a stony response that an official defended Tuesday as a reluctance to criticise the judiciary. "Criticising the judicial system would be tantamount to contempt of court," he told AFP, explaining her silence so far. Lawyers for the pair will appeal the verdict while ultimately the country's president, a close ally of Suu Kyi, can pardon prisoners. Erstwhile Suu Kyi advocates overseas have been left dismayed by her attitude to their case so far. While the case has horrified the West, the response within Myanmar has been muted.

Source: Sunday Times September 04, 2018 05:26 UTC