Aung San Suu Kyi faces multiple charges from sedition to graft. - AFP
BANGKOK (AP):The trial of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its second day Tuesday (June 15), with the prosecution presenting arguments that she incited public disorder and flouted coronavirus restrictions, part of a package of charges the ruling junta is seen as using to discredit her and consolidate its control.
Suu Kyi and other members of her government and party were arrested by the military after the Feb 1 coup, with criminal charges brought against some of the top figures on litany of charges that both their supporters and independent observers say are bogus.
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