Reuters reporters in Myanmar appeal against conviction in state secrets case


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  • Monday, 05 Nov 2018

FILE PHOTO: Detained Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo arrive at Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Myo Kyaw Soe

YANGON (Reuters) - Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar lodged an appeal on Monday against their conviction on charges of breaking the country's Official Secrets Act.

The appeal cited evidence of a police set-up and lack of proof of a crime.

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