Myanmar frees two Reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on security forces' abuses of Muslim Rohingya minority.
Two Reuters journalists whose reporting on the Myanmar military's abuses of Rohingya Muslims got them imprisoned and drew the world's attention to curbs on freedom of the press were freed Tuesday as part of a mass presidential pardon.
The case drew global attention not only as a media freedom issue but also as an example of how democratic reforms in Myanmar have stalled under Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government, which took power in 2016 with high hopes that it would usher in a new, more open era after decades of isolation under military rule.
Zaw Htay, a spokesman for the office of President Win Myint, told journalists he spoke with in the eastern state of Kayah on Tuesday that the reporters' families had sent letters requesting they be pardoned, and they were included among 6,520 prisoners released to promote peace and national reconciliation.
"I think this will reduce the pressures on Myanmar's government by the international community," said Yan Myo Thein, a political analyst."Releasing them is progress. But it will be better for democracy and the transition of Myanmar if the president will consider releasing those who are in jail for exercising freedom of expression."
Reuters released a video showing Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo reuniting with their families, hugging their wives and young children. During their trial, the prosecution claimed the Reuters reporters were found in possession of secret government documents. The defense said the documents were neither secret nor sensitive and had been given to them by police seeking to frame them.
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