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Aung San Sochi
The ousted leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, is accused of violating the colonial-era official secrets law.
These are the most serious charges against Suu Kyi, against the military government.
Suu Kyi and several members of the National League for Democracy were arrested after the military overthrew their elected government on February 1, alleging that the elections that took place last November were rigged.
Suu Kyi’s lawyer told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that his client and three of his cabinet ministers, as well as an Australian economist who was also detained, faced charges last week in a court in Yangon for disclosing. official secrets under a colonial era. law.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zhao noted that he learned of the new charge two days ago.
Under the law, if convicted, Sochi could face a prison sentence of more than 14 years.
According to Reuters, a spokesman for the Army Command did not respond to phone calls for comment.
The Myanmar Army Command indicted Suu Kyi on various charges, including illegally importing transmitters and violating protocols related to the coronavirus.
Suu Kyi, 75, appeared via video link during her trial on previous charges today, Thursday. He appeared to be in good health, according to a representative from his defense team.
Suu Kyi won the Nobel Prize in 1991 for her efforts to introduce democracy to Myanmar.
What is the situation in Myanmar?
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Protesters burn copies of the Myanmar constitution.
On the ground, Myanmar activists burned copies of the country’s constitution, two months after the military junta took power.
A United Nations special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath as a result of the intensification of repression against anti-coup protesters.
Save the Children said that more than 40 children have died in Myanmar in the past two months. He added that they died during the repression of the protests by the army. Activists say more than 500 people were killed during protests against the coup.
The envoy’s warning comes in the wake of an escalation in fighting between the army and ethnic minority rebels in border areas.
At least 20 soldiers were killed and four military trucks were destroyed in clashes with the Kachin Independence Army, one of the most powerful rebel groups in Myanmar, according to the DVB news channel.
In Myanmar, military planes began bombing the sites of another group, the Karen National Union, for the first time in more than 20 years, and thousands of villagers fled their homes, most of them taking refuge in Thailand.
Myanmar continues to witness protests almost daily since the military toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, claiming the elections were rigged in November.
Suu Kyi and other members of the NLD are currently in detention.
Myanmar cities witnessed more nighttime protests during which candles were lit and demonstrations were lit at dawn on Thursday, media reported and featured in images posted on social media sites.
Fires also broke out in two shopping malls, in Yangon, owned by military-controlled conglomerates, overnight and early Thursday, and images posted on social media showed flames and plumes of smoke.
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Smoke rises from buildings that protesters set ablaze.
UN special envoy to Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgin, told the UN Security Council that the military cannot run the country and warned that the situation on the ground will worsen.
He said the council should consider taking “important actions” to deal with the course of events, because a “bloodbath is imminent.”
In remarks, the council expressed concern and condemned the violence that protesters were facing, but withdrew from the wording that described the army’s seizure of power in Myanmar in a coup and threatened further action due to the opposition from China, Russia and India. and Vietnam.
At least 536 civilians were killed in the protests, including 141 on Saturday, the bloodiest day of unrest, according to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners.
