Reuters Reporters to Face Trial in Myanmar

A judge in Myanmar ruled Monday that two journalists for the Reuters news agency will face trial for allegedly breaking the country's secrecy laws by reporting on the Rohingya crisis. The ruling comes after months of preliminary hearings. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, are accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. "We are deeply disappointed that the court declined to end this protracted and baseless proceeding...

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