Myanmar leader ousted by Aung San Suu Kyi faces up to 15 years in prison on Monday, as the country’s military tribunal is expected to rule on a number of corruption cases.
Since she was ousted from power during a coup last year, Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been charged with felony criminal mischief for conspiracy to commit felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit at least 150 years in prison. He was convicted of two counts of aggravated robbery and sentenced to six years in prison, in a series of high-profile cases, which left little chance of a political return for the incumbent anti-apartheid movement.
Suu Kyi denies all charges
According to a source familiar with the case, the judge will rule Monday on charges that Suu Kyi accepted a $ 600,000 and 11.4 kg gold bribe from Phyo Min Thein, a former Yangon prime minister who was once considered his successor. Phyo Min Thein, Suu Kyi’s bodyguard, in October testified that she had given him money and gold to secure his support. Suu Kyi dismissed her allegations, which were broadcast by the party separately on national television, as “absurd.” Suu Kyi, 76, was kept in an undisclosed location, without visitors. He denies all charges.
The military has limited information about his trial and ordered his lawyers to gag. The international community calls the trial a joke. The judge said Suu Kyi had been given the proper procedure by an independent court.
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