![]() Section 505(b), a colonial-era law, prohibits publishing information that could cause “fear or alarm,” cause someone to commit an offense, or disrupt “public tranquility,” according to Reuters. ![]() The journalists could face charges under legal section 505(b) and if convicted, they could face up to two years in prison, according to Reuters. A court ordered the journalists to remain in custody and they were taken to Insein prison, Reuters reported. ![]() ![]() New York, October 10, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately release without charge three journalists from Eleven Media Group arrested today.Įleven Media’s executive editors, Kyaw Zaw Lin and Nayi Min, and chief reporter Phyo Wai Win handed themselves over to police today after the Yangon Regional Government accused them of causing “fear or alarm to the public” for a story that published “incorrect information,” according to news reports. ![]()
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