Tue 26 October 2021:
According to the White House, US President Joe Biden has urged Myanmar’s military to immediately halt its campaign of violence, release all individuals it has wrongfully jailed, and restore the path to democracy.
“(Biden) expressed grave concerns about the military coup and horrific violence in Burma (Myanmar) and called on the country’s military regime to immediately end the violence, release those unjustly detained, and restore Burma’s path to democracy. He expressed support for ASEAN efforts to hold the Burmese military regime accountable to the Five Point Consensus,” the White House said in a statement.
Testifies For First Time In Junta Court
Aung San Suu Kyi testified for the first time in a junta court on Tuesday, four months after being put on trial by the military, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.
On Tuesday she “gave her statement at the court by herself” in response to charges of incitement related to two February statements criticising the coup, the source said.
The contents of her testimony “cannot be revealed” until the court has certified them, the source said, adding this was expected next week.
Media have been barred from attending Suu Kyi’s trial at the special court in the military-built capital Naypyidaw and the junta recently banned her legal team from speaking to the media.
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