This time, the charges are about five alleged corruption offenses linked to how a helicopter is supposed to have been used.

There should now be no more charges against her, says an anonymous source to the AFP news agency.

Suu Kyi has been imprisoned since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021. She has been accused of a range of crimes ranging from corruption to illegal possession of walkie talkies and breaching covid regulations.

Aung San Suu Kyi has received the Nobel Peace Prize, but has also been criticized for her leadership in the persecution of the Rohingya people.

In a previous dictatorship, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest in several rounds for about 15 years.

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Who really is Aung San Suu Kyi?

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