Criminal charges against 23 journalists and dozens of others in Myanmar who held a silent demonstration against President Thein Sein have been dropped, authorities said Thursday.
“We can’t explain why the charges have been dropped,” said police colonel Maung Maung Oo.
Some 70 people, including 23 Myanmar journalists, were charged with protesting without permission in mid-July.
The group held a silent demonstration against President Thein Sein as he met celebrities in Yangon.
The protesters were charged under the Unlawful Assembly Act, and each faced up to three months in jail, police said.
Some protesters wore T-shirts that said “Stop Killing Press,” calling for the release of five journalists who had been sentenced to 10 years in jail on charges of violating state secrets.
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