Two Reuters journalists who were arrested for violating Myanmar’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act were released Tuesday. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were among the thousands of prisoners pardoned by President Wyn Myint as part of an annual amnesty issued by authorities around the time of the traditional New Year, which began April 17.
Myanmar Releases Reuters Reporters from Jail
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Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with their children after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo gesture as they walk to Insein prison gate after being freed, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporter Wa Lone speaks to media after he is freed from Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo walk to Insein prison gate after being freed, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo react in a vehicle after being freed from Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo celebrate with family members after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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Reuters reporter Wa Lone poses with wife Pan Ei Mon and daughter, along with Reuters reporter Kyaw Soe Oo carrying his daughter next to wife Chit Su Win, after being freed from prison, after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019.
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