缅甸当局拒绝两名路透社记者保释
<p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span>-<span word="era">era</span> <span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="Secrets">Secrets</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="bail">bail</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Wa">Wa</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kyaw">Kyaw</span> <span word="Soe">Soe</span> <span word="Oo">Oo</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 12 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stack">stack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yangon">Yangon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rakhine">Rakhine</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 700,000 <span word="Rohingya">Rohingya</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>.</p><p><span word="Wa">Wa</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kyaw">Kyaw</span> <span word="Soe">Soe</span> <span word="Oo">Oo</span> <span word="face">face</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1923 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Adler">Adler</span>, <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wa">Wa</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kyaw">Kyaw</span> <span word="Soe">Soe</span> <span word="Oo">Oo</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span>," <span word="Adler">Adler</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="release">release</span>."</p><p>缅甸一家法院星期四拒绝两名路透社记者保释。这两名记者因违反缅甸殖民时代的“官方机密法”被逮捕。</p><p>路透社记者瓦龙和觉梭12月12日被捕。此前，两名警察在仰光的一家餐馆向他们转交了一叠文件。这两名记者当时正在报道发生在若开邦的残酷军事行动。缅甸军方的行动致使近70万罗兴亚穆斯林逃到邻国孟加拉国。</p><p>根据缅甸的官方机密法，如果瓦龙和觉梭被定罪，将面临14年囚禁。缅甸的官方机密法1923年实施，当时缅甸受英国的统治。</p>
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