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Myanmar police file additional charge against Aung San Suu Kyi – lawyer

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Myanmar police file additional charge against Aung San Suu Kyi – lawyer

AUNG SAN SUU KYI. Demonstrators hold placards with the image of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021.

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Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw says Aung San Suu Kyi faces a second charge of violating the country's Natural Disaster Law

Myanmar police have filed a second charge against former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after the military deposed her and seized power in a coup on February 1, her lawyer said on Tuesday, February 16.

She has already been charged with importing walkie talkies, but lawyer Khin Maung Zaw told local media she was facing a second charge of violating the country’s Natural Disaster Law.

He said Suu Kyi had met with a judge on a videocall due to COVID-19 regulations, but lawyers could not attend because they had not been granted power of attorney.

Asked about her health, Khin Maung Zaw said: “No news is good news. We haven’t heard or received bad news.”

The date of the next court hearing will be March 1, he added. – Rappler.com

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