Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone escort by police out of the court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar police investigator failed to show up at court on Tuesday to testify as a prosecution witness against two Reuters reporters who were arrested in December and accused of possessing secret government papers.
Police Captain Myo Lwin, one of the officers who escorted the two journalists to the courthouse, said the key police witness Major Tin Win Maung was not present because the officer was "investigating two cases" in central Myanmar.
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