Tue 30 November 2021:
The trial of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces a slew of charges that could land her in prison for decades, was postponed on Tuesday by a Myanmar junta court.
Since the generals deposed her government in the early hours of February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country’s brief democratic period, the Nobel laureate has been detained.
According to a local monitoring group, more than 1,200 people have been killed and over 10,000 have been arrested in a crackdown on dissent.
According to a source familiar with the case, the court, which had been expected to rule on her trial for incitement against the military — a charge that carries a three-year prison sentence — adjourned the verdict “until December 6.”
Suu Kyi’s verdict on a separate charge of violating coronavirus restrictions during elections won by her party last year, which carries a penalty of six months in prison or a fine, has been postponed to the same date.
Journalists have been barred from attending proceedings in the military-built capital of Naypyidaw’s special court, and Suu Kyi’s lawyers have recently been barred from speaking to the media.
(with agency)
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