The reporters were detained on Dec. 12 after they had been invited to meet police officers over dinner in Yangon. Police have previously said the documents contained information on the disposition and operations of security forces in Rakhine’s Maungdaw district. “After Aug. 25, the government explained to the media and diplomats about what happened in Maungdaw,” Than Zaw Aung said. He said the contents are same,” Than Zaw Aung told Reuters. Reading from the Official Secrets Act, Judge Ye Lwin said the alleged offense was “non-bailable”, without elaborating further.

Source: Sunday Times February 01, 2018 17:48 UTC