Burma's former 'de facto' leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied election fraud charges against her during a retrial inside prison in the Burmese capital Naipyidó.
Protests in favor of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. -
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Suu Kyi, who has been in the prison since June awaiting trial, has denied charges under Article 130 of the Penal Code and allegations that she influenced the Election Commission to win the November 2020 elections.
Sources close to the matter have indicated in statements to 'The Irrawaddy' newspaper that former President Win Myint and several former senior government officials have also been charged in the framework of the trial.
However, the same sources confirmed that Suu Kyi "has assured that she did not influence the commission's decision and that she acted legally". Myint has also denied the charges.
The Burma Army took control of the country on February 1, 2021 after a coup d'état claiming that there had been electoral fraud during the elections. The junta subsequently annulled the results.
The junta has filed more than a dozen charges against Suu Kyi, who if found guilty could be sentenced to more than 150 years in prison. The 77-year-old politician has already been convicted of corruption, inciting an uprising and violating restrictions imposed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. For now she has been sentenced to eleven years in prison.
On June 22 she was transferred to a prison and placed in solitary confinement, which has raised controversy and sparked criticism because of her state of health and advanced age.
Suu Kyi, who has been in the prison since June awaiting trial, has denied charges under Article 130 of the Penal Code and allegations that she influenced the Election Commission to win the November 2020 elections.
Sources close to the matter have indicated in statements to 'The Irrawaddy' newspaper that former President Win Myint and several former senior government officials have also been charged in the framework of the trial.
However, the same sources confirmed that Suu Kyi "has assured that she did not influence the commission's decision and that she acted legally". Myint has also denied the charges.
The Burma Army took control of the country on February 1, 2021 after a coup d'état claiming that there had been electoral fraud during the elections. The junta subsequently annulled the results.
The junta has filed more than a dozen charges against Suu Kyi, who if found guilty could be sentenced to more than 150 years in prison. The 77-year-old politician has already been convicted of corruption, inciting an uprising and violating restrictions imposed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. For now she has been sentenced to eleven years in prison.
On June 22 she was transferred to a prison and placed in solitary confinement, which has raised controversy and sparked criticism because of her state of health and advanced age.
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