Witness no-show as Reuters reporters mark six months in Myanmar detention
  • 6 years ago

A Myanmar police investigator failed to show up at court on Tuesday. The officer was meant to testify as a prosecution witness against two Reuters reporters. The reporters were arrested in December and accused of possessing secret government papers. Police Captain Myo Lwin said the key police witness Major Tin Win Maung was not present because the officer was “investigating two cases” in central Myanmar. The police major conducted the inquiry after the journalists were arrested on Dec. 12.
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