Aung San Suu Kyi appears on court personally for first-time since coup
25 May, 2021
Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a courtroom hearing on Monday (May 24) for the very first time since her authorities was overthrown by the army in a Feb 1 coup, her legal professional told Reuters.
Aung San Suu Kyi seemed in good health and kept a face-to-face ending up in her legal staff for approximately 30 minutes prior to the hearing, legal professional Thae Maung Maung told Reuters.
Suu Kyi, 75, who won the Nobel Peace Prize found in 1991 for her work to build democracy, is among more than 4,000 people detained because the coup. She faces fees that range between illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios to violating a state secrets law.
The ousted head "wished persons good health" in her ending up in her lawyers and also made an apparent mention of her National League for Democracy party that may be dissolved soon.
"She said the party was proven for the people therefore the party will come to be there as long as the people will be," Thae Maung Maung told Reuters.
There was much security presence in the administrative centre Naypyidaw, an AFP correspondent said, with the street to the specially-constructed courthouse blocked away by police trucks.
Another hearing was set for Jun 7, laywer Min Min Soe told AFP, adding she had also met with former president Win Myint, who was simply ousted and detained along with Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi, 75, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate on her behalf long battle to build democracy in the united states, is among more than 4,000 people detained since the coup. She faces costs that range between illegally possessing walkie-talkie radios to violating circumstances secrets law.
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing said in an interview released on Saturday that Aung San Suu Kyi is found in good health.
"Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is found in good health. She is at her house and healthy. She is going to deal with trial at the court in just a few days," Min Aung Hlaing explained by video website link with the Hong Kong-based Chinese language broadcaster Phoenix Tv, in excerpts released on Saturday.
Before Mon, Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared only by video link and was not allowed to speak right to her lawyers.
The junta has cited security known reasons for earlier not allowing her to speak to her lawyers in private at the same time the armed service authorities have not established control of the united states when confronted with daily protests, strikes and renewed insurgencies.
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