Reuters Reporters To Face Trial In Myanmar After Covering Rohingya Massacre
Despite international outrage, a Myanmar court has ruled that a case can proceed against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were arrested while reporting on the killings of 10 Rohingya men last fall.
Half a year after Myanmar prosecutors announced they'd seek charges against two Reuters reporters for allegedly violating state secrets, a court in Yangon has ruled that the controversial case can proceed. The decision Monday means Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, will stand trial.
The two journalists were in Myanmar reporting on a massacre of members of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority. The men pleaded not guilty to breaking the Official Secrets Act —
