Junta trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets underway

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar,  – The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got underway Monday, more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the Nobel laureate flouted coronavirus restrictions and illegally imported walkie-talkies. Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the generals’ February 1 putsch. A mass uprising has been met with a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 850 civilians, according to a local monitoring group. The junta has brought an eclectic raft of charges against the Nobel laureate, including claims she … Continue reading Junta trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets underway