Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi indicted for violating trade rule
Former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, July 20, 2019 in Yangon.
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Two days after the military coup and the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese authorities indicted the de facto ex-prime minister.
She is accused of breaking an import and export law, a spokesperson for her party, the National League for Democracy (LND), said on Facebook on Wednesday.
A court ordered his pre-trial detention for a period of 14 days, until February 15.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is today accused of having imported at least ten walkie-talkies.
Which could earn him three years in prison.
According to the detention order issued by the Court, the soldiers who searched his residence on Monday during his arrest found multiple "
communication equipment, imported into the country without the necessary papers and authorizations
".
In addition, the imprisoned President U Win Myint is accused of having violated a law on the management of natural disasters.
In detail, he would have welcomed a whole bus of his supporters during his election campaign last year, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
If found guilty, he also faces three years in prison.
This could prevent him from returning to power because he would then have a criminal record.
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To read also: Win Htein (LND): in Burma, "we are used to peaceful struggle"
Similar accusations in the past
These accusations, which may seem fanciful, are reminiscent of those which have targeted the Nobel Peace Prize in the past.
She had notably seen her sentence of house arrest extended because an American had swam in the lake bordering his villa.
Which had violated the terms of his confinement.
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To read also: Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi, return to resistance
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