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AFP
Yangon
A court will decide whether to bail two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's secrecy law on February 1, their lawyer said Tuesday, raising fears the pair could otherwise face months in detention during convoluted pre-trial hearings.
Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, appeared in court Tuesday nearly six weeks after their arrest under the Official Secrets Act.
They pair are accused of receiving classified documents by two policemen over dinner. They have been held in custody since their arrest on the British colonial-era charge, which carries up to 14 years in jail.
Pre-trial hearings are likely to take up to three or four months, Reuters lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said Tuesday, as the reporters faced their latest court hearing.
The lawyer's request for bail was blocked by the prosecution on Tuesday afternoon and the court said it would decide on the matter on February 1.
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