Myanmar court sets October 1 for Suu Kyi corruption trial
The Hindu
In the ongoing trial, she faces charges of sedition, two counts of flouting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, illegally importing walkie-talkies that were for her bodyguards' use and the unlicensed use of the radios
A trial of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on is set to begin on October 1, a member of her legal team said September 17.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said a judge declared the trial would be held at the Special Court in the capital Naypyitaw on every other Friday. He announced the decision after presentations in the court by Ms. Suu Kyi's lawyers and prosecutors from the central city of Mandalay, where the charges were originally lodged.
Ms. Suu Kyi, whose elected government was , is currently being tried on other charges by the Special Court. In the ongoing trial, she faces charges of sedition, two counts of flouting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, illegally importing walkie-talkies that were for her bodyguards' use and the unlicensed use of the radios.
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