Reporters Jailed in Myanmar Freed from Prison after 500 Days

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7 May 2019 11:30 WIB

Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo gesture as they walk free outside Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ann Wang

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo react as they are freed from Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a case that raised questions about Myanmar's progress toward democracy and sparked an outcry from diplomats and human rights advocates. REUTERS/Ann Wang

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Reuters reporter Kyaw Soe Oo reacts after being freed from Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. President Win Myint has pardoned thousands of other prisoners in mass amnesties since last month. It is customary in Myanmar for authorities to free prisoners across the country around the time of the traditional New Year, which began on April 17. REUTERS/Ann Wang

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Reuters reporter Wa Lone reacts in a vehicle after being freed from Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ann Wang

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

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. The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a case that raised questions about Myanmar's progress toward democracy and sparked an outcry from diplomats and human rights advocates. REUTERS/Ann Wang

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo gesture as they walk free outside Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. President Win Myint has pardoned thousands of other prisoners in mass amnesties since last month. It is customary in Myanmar for authorities to free prisoners across the country around the time of the traditional New Year, which began on April 17. REUTERS/Myat Thu Kyaw

7 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB