July 9, 2018 2:30 PM

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Myanmar charges Reuters reporters under colonial-era Official Secrets Act

<div>A court in Myanmar today charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after six months of preliminary hearings. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Yangon district judge Ye Lwin charged reporters Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, with breaching of the colonial-era Official Secrets Act which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Both journalists pleaded not guilty to the charges, telling the judge they had followed journalistic ethics. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Speaking to reporters outside the court, Wa Lone said he and Kyaw Soe Oo had committed no crime and would testify to their innocence in court.</div>

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