Australian held in Myanmar pleads not guilty in closed court - media

(Reuters) - Australian economist Sean Turnell, detained in Myanmar on charges of violating a law on official secrets, has pleaded not guilty in a closed court, Australian broadcaster ABC said on Friday.

The report, citing a legal official, said Turnell had testified in court for the first time since his arrest shortly after the military coup last year, but few details of his testimony were available.

(Reporting by Reuters staff; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)