BANGKOK, May 11 — Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be for the first time since the military coup tried in person at a special court in Naypyitaw on May 24, Sputnik quoted The Irrawaddy opposition-aligned news outlet report on Monday, citing lawyers.
All previous court hearings of Aung San Suu Kyi’s case, including the one on Monday, were held via teleconferencing.
According to the report, the next hearing will be held in the district court of Zayar Theikdi Ward, near the ousted state counsellor’s Naypyitaw residence.
During the Monday hearing, Aung San Suu Kyi once again demanded a personal meeting with her lawyers, with whom she has not yet been able to discuss the defence, the news outlet said.
The Myanmar democracy icon was detained along with other top officials on Feb 1, when the military seized power after accusing her party of rigging the November elections. Most of those detained have since been released, but Aung San Suu Kyi, ousted President Win Myint and a few other senior party leaders were placed under house arrest.
Aung San Suu Kyi was initially charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies and violating the natural disaster law by staging a campaign ahead of the November election, in breach of coronavirus restrictions. The country’s military later accused Aung San Suu Kyi of violating the law on state secrets, which is punishable with up to 14 years in prison.
— Bernama
