Australian journalist Peter Greste says he is 'absolutely overjoyed' to hear two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar have been freed
Australian journalist Peter Greste, who spent more than a year imprisoned in an Egyptian jail, says he is"absolutely overjoyed" to hear two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar have been freed.
However, they were unexpectedly released on Tuesday when President Win Myint pardoned thousands of prisoners. "It’s fantastic to hear that those guys have finally been released - I felt for them every single day that they were in prison," he told SBS News. Australian journalist Peter Greste says he was"overjoyed" when he heard two Reuters journalists had been freed from a Myanmar prison.It is customary in Myanmar for authorities to free prisoners across the country around the time of the traditional New Year, which began on 17 April. "The fact that they were imprisoned at all I think is deeply troubling. It’s good news that they’re out, but I don’t think we can celebrate just yet," he said.
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