U.S. top diplomat calls for release of two reporters arrested in Myanmar
Reuters Staff
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UNITED
NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on
Friday that the U.S. government has demanded the release of two Reuters
reporters being held in Myanmar.
Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who is based in Myanmar, is seen in this undated picture taken in Myanmar. REUTERS/Stringer
“Our
local representatives at the mission in Myanmar, at the embassy, are
expressing our concerns over the detention of individuals, demanding
their immediate release or information as to the circumstances around
their disappearance,” Tillerson told reporters.
Myanmar’s
information ministry said on Wednesday that the reporters faced charges
under the British colonial-era Official Secrets Act, though officials
have since said they have not been charged.
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Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Tim Ahmann
