It is a trial that takes place out of sight of the international community.
The former civilian leader of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, tried since June after being overthrown in February by a military coup, testified on Tuesday October 26 for the first time in a junta court, we learned from a source close to the case.
According to this source, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner, 76 years old and under house arrest in Naypyidaw during the putsch, "herself provided her statements to the court" in response to accusations of inciting public unrest. is the subject and for which she had pleaded not guilty in September.
In addition to charges of inciting public unrest, Aung Suu Kyi is being prosecuted for a series of offenses - illegal importation of walkie-talkies, violation of Covid-19 restrictions, sedition, corruption ... She risks dozens of deaths. years in prison.
Prohibition on speaking to the media
The content of his testimony on Tuesday "cannot be revealed" until the court certifies his statements, the same source said, adding that this could happen next week.
The media were denied access to Ms. Suu Kyi's trial, which is taking place behind closed doors in a special court in the capital Naypyidaw.
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The former leader's main lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, announced in mid-October that he no longer had the right to speak to the media, foreign diplomats and international organizations, relaying an order to this effect on the military regime on Facebook.
The February 1 military coup put an end to a brief decade-long democratic parenthesis in the country.
The army has since led a bloody crackdown on opponents of the coup.
With AFP
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