Reuters journalists imprisonment blow to democracy: Editors Guild
Monday - September 3, 2018 9:34 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi Sep 3 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday said the arrest and imprisonment of two Reuters journalists was a "big blow to democracy" and demanded their release at the earliest.
The Editors body issued the statement after a Myanmar court on Monday sentenced the two journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years in prison after pronouncing them guilty of having breached the country s Official Secrets Act.
"The arrest and imprisonment of two Reuters journalists is a big blow to democracy. The two journalists were investigating the death of 10 Rohingya Muslims " said the Editor s body in a statement.
Expressing anguish over the arrests the EGI said that it opposed the use of provisions under the Official Secrets Act in any country to throttle the voice of the media.
--IANS sm/qd/bg
The Editors body issued the statement after a Myanmar court on Monday sentenced the two journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years in prison after pronouncing them guilty of having breached the country s Official Secrets Act.
"The arrest and imprisonment of two Reuters journalists is a big blow to democracy. The two journalists were investigating the death of 10 Rohingya Muslims " said the Editor s body in a statement.
Expressing anguish over the arrests the EGI said that it opposed the use of provisions under the Official Secrets Act in any country to throttle the voice of the media.
--IANS sm/qd/bg
