serving a prison sentence because of their reporting on the country s crackdown on muslims . have spent more than sixteen months in detention they were arrested during an investigation into the killing of ten ring up muslim men during a military crackdown in the western part of me in my district court sentenced the two journalists to seven years in prison last september for illegally possessing official documents they ve been since awarded the pulitzer prize for their book. for more now d.w. southeast asia correspondent charlotte chosen joins me charlotte now that this appeal has been rejected what prospect of the journalists have of being released. i mean it well there is now no higher court that these generals can take their appeal to the supreme court is mia mas top court so that really does quash any hopes for these journalists of some sort of judicial reprieve that doesn t mean to
a muslim men during a military crackdown in the western part of man ma a district court sentenced the two journalists to seventy s in prison last september for illegally possessing official documents they ve been since awarded the pulitzer prize for their work. for for more now southeast asia correspondent charlayne joins me charlotte not that this appeal has been rejected what prospect of the journalists have of being released. well there is now know why a court that these generals can take their appeal to the supreme court is mia mas top court so that really does quash any hopes for these journalists of some sort of judicial reprieve that doesn t mean to say though that all hopes are lost their supporters have been putting out statements today saying that they will continue to do all they can to secure the release of these journalists
to think of muslim men during stepped up operations in the western part of the district court sentenced a journalist to seventy is in prison last september for illegally possessing official documents they have since then been awarded the pulitzer prize for their book. for for more now the southeast asia correspondent charlotte chosen pin joins me charlotte not at this appeal has been rejected what prospect of the journalists have of being released. i mean it well there is now no higher court that these journalists can take their appeal to the supreme court is nehemias top court so that really does quash any hopes for these journalists of some sort of judicial reprieve that doesn t mean to say though that all hopes are lost their supporters have been putting out statements today saying that they will continue to do all they can to secure the release of these