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U.S. senators urge Pompeo to press for release of Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 / 5:48 PM / UPDATED 13 HOURS AGO
U.S. senators urge Pompeo to press for release of Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar
Patricia Zengerle
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eleven Republican and Democratic U.S. senators urged President Donald Trump’s administration to “use all tools at your disposal,” including imposing more economic sanctions, to ensure “the immediate, unconditional” release of two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar.
“We write today with great concern regarding the case of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were wrongfully detained and sentenced to seven years in prison in Burma,” the senators, led by Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Jeff Merkley, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which was seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The letter was signed by six Democrats and five Republicans.
The journalists were found guilty on official secrets charges and sentenced earlier this month in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in Myanmar. The country, also known as Burma, was ruled by a military junta until 2011.
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U.S. senators urge Pompeo to press for release of Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar
Patricia Zengerle
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eleven Republican and Democratic U.S. senators urged President Donald Trump’s administration to “use all tools at your disposal,” including imposing more economic sanctions, to ensure “the immediate, unconditional” release of two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar.
“We write today with great concern regarding the case of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were wrongfully detained and sentenced to seven years in prison in Burma,” the senators, led by Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Jeff Merkley, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which was seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The letter was signed by six Democrats and five Republicans.
The journalists were found guilty on official secrets charges and sentenced earlier this month in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in Myanmar. The country, also known as Burma, was ruled by a military junta until 2011.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-journalists-senate/u-s-senators-urge-pompeo-to-press-for-release-of-reuters-journalists-jailed-in-myanmar-idUSKCN1LR2LE
