Myanmar: Second charge against Aung San Suu Kyi condemned

United States says ‘disturbed’ by new charge as it joins UK in condemning coup and move against elected leaders.

Myanmar’s military has charged Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s elected leader, with a second offence, this time under the country’s natural disaster management law in a move that drew condemnation from the United States and the United Kingdom. “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with an extra [violation] … under the Natural Disaster Management law,” lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said on Tuesday. Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained by the military ahead of a coup on February 1, has already been charged for illegally importing walkie-talkies found in her home.