In December 2017 , two Reuters journalists , Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo , were arrested while investigating the Inn Din massacre of Rohingyas alleged to have been carried out by Myanmar 's security forces . Suu Kyi publicly commented in June 2018 that the journalists " were n't arrested for covering the Rakhine issue " , but because they had broken Myanmar 's Official Secrets Act . As the journalists were then on trial for violating the Official Secrets Act , Aung San Suu Kyi 's presumption of their guilt were criticized by rights groups for potentially influencing the verdict . American diplomat Bill Richardson said that he had privately discussed the arrest with Suu Kyi , and he alleged that Aung San Suu Kyi reacted angrily and labelled the journalists " traitors " . A police officer testified that he was ordered by superiors to use entrapment to frame and arrest the journalists ; he was later jailed and his family evicted from their home in the police camp . The judge found the journalists guilty in September 2018 and to be jailed for seven years . Aung San Suu Kyi reacted to widespread international criticism of the verdict by stating : " I do n't think anyone has bothered to read " the judgement as it had " nothing to do with freedom of expression at all " , but the Official Secrets Act . She also challenged critics to " point out where there has been a miscarriage of justice " , and told the two Reuters journalists that they could appeal their case to a higher court
Inn Din massacre
Inn Din massacre
Aung San Suu Kyi