
Myanmar’s ruling junta issues new charges for Aung San Suu Kyi
India Today
Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of a fresh criminal charge when she appeared by video link before a judge in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Monday.
Myanmar’s ruling military squared off against its opponents in the courts, the streets and the countryside Monday, showing no sign of relenting in its crackdown against those opposed to February’s coup. Aung San Suu Kyi, who led the elected government toppled in the military takeover, was accused of a fresh criminal charge when she appeared by video link before a judge in the capital Naypyitaw on Monday, according to her lawyers. Aung San Suu Kyi was accused of breaching a law intended to control the spread of the coronavirus, the second such charge against her under the same law. She is already facing charges of illegally importing walkie-talkies, unlicensed use of them, inciting public unrest and breaking the official secrets act.
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