Ousted State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi was yesterday once again unable to attend a hearing due to illness. The former leader was unable to take the stand to face charges relating to her alleged breaking of Burma’s Official Secrets Act. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. Sources told the …
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Suu Kyi Replaced For February ICJ Genocide Hearing
Sources in The Hague say Gambia’s attorney general has clarified that Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed from the legal team defending Burma in the Rohingya genocide case brought at the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ). Suu Kyi had famously referred to the 2017 events in Rakhine State as “intercommunal violence” against “insurgents …
Military court delays decisions in first trials of Suu Kyi to Dec. 6
A military court that was today expected to pass judgment in the first batch of 11 show trials currently facing deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has deferred a decision until December 6, sources close to Naypyidaw’s Zabuthiri special court have said. A presiding judge was originally expected to reveal the outcome of two cases …
Suu Kyi driven to court, too sick to stand trial: Lawyer
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s court hearing today was postponed after Burma’s detained State Counselor complained of having flu-like symptoms and “feeling dizzy” moments before her trial was scheduled to begin, according to her lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw. After months of delays, four members of the Legal Defence Team attended Zabuthiri Special Court to conduct …
Man who tossed petrol bomb at Suu Kyi’s residence sentenced to five years in prison
A man charged with throwing a petrol bomb into the compound of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi earlier this year has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Win Naing, 48, was found guilty by a court in Yangon’s Bahan Township.
'Hate narratives' from abroad drive Burmese communities apart, Suu Kyi says
Aung San Suu Kyi has told the UN “time and patience” is needed to resolve divisions between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Arakan State.