Myanmar's Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial
The Hindu
Days after the coup Ms. Suu Kyi was hit with obscure charges for possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies, and for violating coronavirus restrictions during elections her National League for Democracy (NLD) won in 2020
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the verdict in her incitement trial on November 30, the first in a catalogue of judgements to be handed down in a junta court that could jail her for decades.
The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals ousted her government in the early hours of February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief democratic interlude.
More than 1,200 people have been killed and over 10,000 arrested in a crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.
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