YANGON, 26 (Reuters): The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents said he will deliver his verdict on August 27, in a case seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy.
The judge set the date after hearing closing arguments from both sides, during which lawyers for the two journalists said they had been "trapped" by police in an effort to interfere with their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya.
"The duty of the reporter is to reveal the truth," said lead defence lawyer Khin Maung Zaw. "Some people may not be okay with that truth."
Khin Maung Zaw said the prosecution had failed to establish that the documents at the heart of the case were sought out by the reporters or that they were a threat to national security, crucial components of the case against them.
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