Statement by Amal Clooney marking one year that Reuters reporters have been imprisoned in Myanmar
Statement from Amal Clooney, barrister and counsel to Reuters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo:
“It has been a year since my clients, two courageous journalists, were falsely imprisoned for a crime they did not commit. For twelve long months, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been torn apart from their wives and baby daughters — simply because they reported the news. Earlier this week, Myanmar’s President, U Win Myint, said that ‘when there is no rule of law, democracy and human rights are lost’. I could not agree more. These journalists exposed mass murder and should be applauded for their public service, not imprisoned for it. Their future is in the government’s hands, and the world is watching."
