In this handout file photo taken on May 24,2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26, detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. - The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony on June 14, her lawyer told AFP June 7. - AFP
NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar), June 7 (AFP): The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer told AFP Monday, with the Nobel laureate facing an eclectic raft of charges, from possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies to flouting coronavirus restrictions during last year's election campaign.
Myanmar has been in uproar since Suu Kyi was ousted in a February 1 coup, with near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement.
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