(CNN) Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar under the country's Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre of Rohingya civilians have been freed after more than 500 days. As he left the prison, Wa Lone thanked supporters for calling for his and his colleague's release. Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with family members after being freed from prison. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, their lawyers, and Reuters have all maintained that the pair never committed any crime. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo say they were set up by a police officer posing as a source.

Source: CNN May 07, 2019 03:04 UTC