File picture of demonstrators protesting against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar,on Feb 6, 2021. - Reuters
YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar authorities have opened new corruption cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi accusing her of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, state media reported on Thursday (June 10), allegations her chief lawyer said were "absurd".
The cases are the latest of a series brought against elected leader Suu Kyi, 75, whose overthrow in a Feb 1 coup has plunged Myanmar into chaos, with daily protests and strikes and unrest in far-flung regions that anti-junta militias said had claimed the lives of 37 soldiers on Thursday.
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