Foreign Desk Report
Naypyitaw: The trial of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer said, with the Nobel laureate facing a raft of criminal charges including possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies and flouting coronavirus restrictions.
Her trial will start on June 14 and is expected to wrap up by July 26, her legal team told reporters on Monday. Myanmar has been in chaos since the military seized power on February 1 and detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders. But the military has failed to impose control, with the takeover triggering near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement.
