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Statement from Reuters on reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, February 1, 2019

01 February 2019, 5:50 am 1 minute

Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone are escorted by police as they leave after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Reuters issued the following statement today regarding a petition for revision filed with the Myanmar Supreme Court:

“Our petition asks that the Supreme Court finally provide justice to Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, reverse the lower courts’ errors, and order the release of our journalists.”

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