Demonstrators from the Dawei Technological University along with others march to protest against the military coup, in Dawei, Myanmar April 9, 2021 in this still image obtained from a video. Courtesy of Dawei Watch/via REUTERS
(Reuters) -Myanmar's detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years.
As Suu Kyi appeared, her supporters called for people to show their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup during this week's traditional new year holiday in the largely Buddhist country.
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