Myanmar's military government issued Aung San Suu Kyi a sixth corruption charge Tuesday involving former President Win Myint. Suu Kyi's trials are closed to the media and spectators.įor more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. If she is found guilty, each charge carries up to a 15-year prison sentence plus a fine. She is currently being tried on four of the charges, and the fifth charge has a trial pending. Suu Kyi was previously charged with five counts. He joined Suu Kyi during the campaign for last year's election, and their attendance in Naypyitaw is the basis for the charge against violating COVID restrictions. Maung, who also faces criminal charges, was the vice chairman of Suu Kyi's party.
The court was supposed to announce a verdict on Tuesday relating to the charges of incitement and violating COVID restrictions but postponed to allow Zaw Myint Maung to testify in the trial after he had been unable to attend previously because of health reasons, a legal official said. In the new corruption charge, Suu Kyi and Myint are accused of violating the Anti-Corruption Law for allowing permits to rent and buy helicopters. Myanmar's military government issued Aung San Suu Kyi a sixth corruption charge Tuesday involving former President Win Myint, plus a new witness is now allowed to testify, which delayed the trial verdict, the Associated Press reported.
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