Detained Reuters journalist Wa Lone speaks to the media as he leaves Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court heard defence witnesses on Monday vouch for the integrity of two Reuters journalists accused of obtaining secret state documents and will hear final arguments in two weeks, when the trial regarded as a test of press freedom resumes.
Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, and Wa Lone, 32, are facing up to 14 years in prison for allegedly violating Myanmar's colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges and have told the court how they were "trapped" by police officials who planted documents on them.
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