Myanmar military court jails Aung San Suu Kyi
Junta suspends half of the four-year term on what are seen as ‘bogus’ charges aimed at ending her political career
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Junta suspends half of the four-year term on what are seen as ‘bogus’ charges aimed at ending her political career
No reason was given for the delay, with a new date now set for Dec. 6.
AP Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was excluded by the military junta from annual Martyrs’ Day observances Monday honoring her father, Gen. Aung San, who led Myanmar to independence from British rule, while opponents of army rule staged protests in several big cities. The ceremony honors Aung San and eight other members of his pre-independence interim government who were assassinated by a rival political group on July 17, 1947. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, had attended the event throughout her long stints of house arrest under a previous military junta. Aung San Suu Kyi, who...