Myanmar's top court rejects journo appeals

By Shoon Naing and Simon Lewis
Updated April 23 2019 - 1:43pm, first published 1:41pm
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have had their appeals rejected.
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have had their appeals rejected.

Myanmar's top court has rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the Official Secrets Act, in a landmark case that has raised questions about the country's transition to democracy.

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