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Supporters of the dismissed civilian leader said the charges against her were politically motivated and tried to discredit her.
A member of the legal team of Myanmar’s dismissed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that she will start trial on the dismissed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s corruption charges on October 1.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said on Friday that a judge announced that the trial will be held every other Friday in a special court in the capital Naypyidaw.
He announced the decision after Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer and prosecutor made a statement to the court from the central city of Mandalay, where the charges were originally filed.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since her National League for Democracy (NLD) government was deposed by the military in February in a coup that launched a massive uprising and brutal suppression of dissidents. She is currently receiving other charges from the special court.
Photos displayed during Aung San Suu Kyi’s protest against the military coup in Yangon on March 18 [File: EPA]In the continuing trial, she faces charges of sedition, two contempt of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, illegal import of walkie-talkies for use by her bodyguards, and unauthorized use of radio.
She will also be tried for violating the official secrecy law in the transfer from Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, to Naypyidaw earlier this week.
Her lawyer denied any wrongdoing.
Supporters and independent analysts of Aung San Suu Kyi say that all the charges against her are politically motivated, trying to discredit her reputation, legitimize the military’s seizure of power, and prevent her from returning to politics.
The nationwide anti-coup uprising and continued turmoil have paralyzed the country.
According to local monitoring organizations, more than 1,100 people have been killed and about 8,000 have been arrested. The military said the death toll was much lower.
The military ruler General Min Aung Lai said last month that elections will be held in August 2023 and the state of emergency will be lifted, extending the initial one-year timetable announced a few days after the coup on February 1.
Facing 5 corruption cases
76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with five cases under the Anti-Corruption Law-four of which were brought by the Mandalay District High Court, which will now be tried in Nay Pyi Taw, and the other by the Yangon District High Court.
The Mandalay case included two political positions under Article 55 of the law, convicted of corruption and punishable by imprisonment and fines of up to 15 years.
In the other two cases in Mandalay, Aung San Suu Kyi and political colleagues, including the former mayor of Nebbi City, Myo Aung, were listed as co-defendants and were suspected of conspiracy to commit corruption under Article 63. It comes with the same punishment.
The details of the Yangon case have not been officially announced, and the trial date has not yet been determined.
A photo taken on May 24 shows the detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was detained during his first court appearance in Nay Pyi Taw, President Win Min (right) [File: Myanmar Ministry of Information/AFP]
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