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Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaching secrets act | South China Morning Post

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Two Reuters reporters have been jailed for seven years after a Myanmar judge found them guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested while investigating violence against Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine State. The two reporters had pleaded not guilty and said they h…

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