Myanmar military court sentences journos to jail
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Burmese protesters and Taiwanese people hold portraits of the detained State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and flash their mobile flashlights during a protest outside the Taipei Liberty Square to commemorate the deaths in the military crackd. Image Source: IANS News
Nay Pyi Taw, June 3 : A court of the military junta in Myanmar has sentenced two journalists to two years in jail each after reporting on the anti-military protests.
The court in the southern city of Myeik found both reporters guilty of sedition based on a criminal law dating back to colonial times, dpa news agency reported on Thursday.