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Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi on trial

Updated on: 15 June,2021 08:06 AM IST  |  Bangkok
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Suu Kyi’s prosecution poses the greatest challenge for the 75-year-old and her National League for Democracy party since February’s military coup, which prevented them from taking office for a second five-year term following last year’s landslide election victory.

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi on trial

Aung San Suu Kyi. Pic/AFP

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to go on trial Monday on charges that many observers have criticized as attempt by the military junta that deposed her to delegitimise her democratic election and cripple her political future.


Suu Kyi’s prosecution poses the greatest challenge for the 75-year-old and her National League for Democracy party since February’s military coup, which prevented them from taking office for a second five-year term following last year’s landslide election victory.


Human Rights Watch charged that the allegations being heard in a special court in the capital, Naypyitaw, are ‘bogus and politically motivated’ with the intention of nullifying the victory and preventing Suu Kyi from running for office again.


“This trial is clearly the opening salvo in an overall strategy to neuter Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy party as a force that can challenge military rule in the future,” said Phil Robertson, the organization’s deputy Asia director.

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