Torch bearers: People holding torches while marching in protest at Mandalay. — Reuters
JUNTA witnesses were set to testify against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of sedition and flouting coronavirus restrictions.
The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted Suu Kyi’s elected government in February and embarked on a crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 850 people, a monitoring group says.Under house arrest and invisible bar a handful of court appearances, Suu Kyi has been hit with a raft of charges, including accepting illegal payments of gold and violating a colonial-era secrecy law.
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