Lawyers For Reuters Reporters Argue For Myanmar Court to Dismiss Case

On Wednesday, lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar asked a judge to dismiss the case against them, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support charges of obtaining secret government papers. A court in Yangon has been holding preliminary hearings since January to decide whether the reporters will be charged under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. The reporters’ lawyers argued that the testimony from witnesses called by the prosecution was insufficient to charge the pair.