Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar (update)

Demonstrators hold placards with the image of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the military coup, outside the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021. - Reuters

YANGON, Myanmar (AP): Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month's military coup.

Suu Kyi will now be remanded until Feb. 17, when she will likely appear in court by videoconference, according to Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer asked by Suu Kyi’s party to represent her. The Nobel laureate remains under house arrest on a minor charge of possessing unregistered imported walkie-talkies.