UN and European Union asked immediate release of both journalists
These journalists had
been arrested on December 12 last year when they were investigating the murders
of 10 Rohingyas Muslims and the crime committed by the police and the Army in
Rakhain territory of Myanmar. The government of Myanmar kept on refusing the
committed such crime, but after the arrest the government had accepted that the
Army had killed 10 of Rohingyas males including youth in the village.
Dan Chugg, British
Ambassdor, has expressed a disappointment over the decision of Myanmar court.
UN, Europian Union, and the countries like America, Canada, and Australia have
asked the Myanmar government to release immediately these journalists.
Stephen J Edler,
Reuters’ Editor, said, “ It is a bad day for Myanmar, Wa Lon and Kyo So O,
Reuters’ journalists and for presses.” Where the punished journalist, Wa lon
said that he did nothing wrong and he felt no fear. Lon said, “I rely upon
justice, freedom and democracy.”
Before being arrested
by the other officers, two police officers had entrusted these documents them
in a restaurant, both journalists had stated before the court during the
hearing of this case.
The police officers had
added in response that it was their plan to catch the journalists. It was a
trap against the journalists to stop the reporting of Rohingya Muslims
massacre.
