Myanmar judge rejects the appeal of two jailed Reuters reporters
by David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
Jan 11, 2019
2 minutes
SINGAPORE - A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeals of two jailed Reuters reporters facing seven-year prison terms for violating a state-secrets law in a decision that cast doubt on the country's commitment to democracy and the rule of law.
A judge ruled that reporters Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, failed to provide enough evidence to overturn a lower court's
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