In October 9th, 2018, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi attended the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Dec 6 Reuters -- A court in Myanmar is due to give the first rulings on Monday in the trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the popular former leader who was ousted by the military in a coup 10 months ago.
Suu Kyi faces a number of cases that include multiple corruption charges and violations of a state secrets act, a telecoms law and COVID 19 regulations, which carry combined maximum sentences of more than a century in prison. Suu Kyi and co-defendant Win Myint, the ousted president, faces jail terms of two years and three years for incitement and three years for breaches of coronaviruses protocols if found guilty. They deny the charges.
Suu Kyi, 76, supporters of the case say the cases are baseless and designed to end her political career and tie her up in legal proceedings while the military consolidates power.
Suu Kyi is being given due process by an independent court headed by a judge appointed by her own administration, according to the junta.
Since the Feb. 1 coup, Myanmar has been in turmoil and Western states have demanded Suu Kyi's release after the junta's deadly crackdown on its opponents.
The trial in the capital Naypyitaw has been closed to the media and the junta's public information outlets have not mentioned the proceedings. Suu Kyi's lawyers have been barred from communicating with the media and the public.