Myanmar puts ousted leader on trial on charges critics call bogus
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Myanmar s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 11, 2019. (Peter Dejong/AP)
BANGKOK Myanmar s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday on charges that many observers say are an attempt by the junta that deposed her to eliminate her as a political force, erase the country s democratic gains and cement the military s power.
Suu Kyi s prosecution poses yet another major setback for Myanmar, which had been making slow progress toward democracy when a February coup prevented elected lawmakers from her National League for Democracy party from taking office following last year s landslide victory.
Myanmar puts Suu Kyi on trial; critics call charges bogus
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