- Title: All options open as lawyer seeks release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar
- Date: 4th September 2018
- Summary: YANGON, MYANMAR (SEPTEMBER 4, 2018) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** LAWYERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF REUTERS MYANMAR JOURNALISTS WA LONE AND KYAW SOE OO SITTING DOW FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: WA LONE'S YOUNGER BROTHER THURA AUNG, DEFENSE LAWYER KHIN MAUNG ZAW, WA LONE'S WIFE PAN EI MON, KYAW SOE OO'S WIFE CHIT SU WIN, DEFENCE LAWYER THAN ZAW
- Embargoed: 18th September 2018 13:36
- Keywords: Families of Wa Lone Kyaw Soe Oo Myanmar jail sentence Reuters reporters Reuters journalists defense lawyer Khin Maung Zaw
- Location: YANGON, MYANMAR
- City: YANGON, MYANMAR
- Country: Myanmar
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA0018W7MQ13
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The defense lawyer of the two jailed Reuters journalists said on Tuesday (September 4) that all options are open as they seek the release of the reporters.
Speaking at a news conference alongside wives of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, defense lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said the options include taking the case to international forums, as well as an appeal.
He also said there was no physical evidence that the military pressured the court, which found the two journalists guilty on Monday (September 3) and jailed them for seven years under the Official Secrets Act.
It was a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in Myanmar, which was ruled by a military junta until 2011.
Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were investigating the killing of villagers from the Rohingya Muslim minority by security forces and civilians when they were arrested in December. They had pleaded not guilty. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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