Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone is escorted by police in handcuffs while arriving for a court hearing after a lunch break in Yangon, Myanmar February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
YANGON (Reuters) - The first civilian to testify in the case of two Reuters reporters accused of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act contradicted police and prosecutors on Wednesday about where the pair were arrested, a defence lawyer said.
Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, were detained on Dec. 12 for allegedly possessing confidential documents, after they had been invited to meet police officers over dinner in the northern outskirts of Yangon.
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