Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV
Published 4 February 2022

 

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (Feb 3), the country's state broadcaster reported.

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76, is on trial in nearly a dozen cases that carry combined maximum sentences of at least 150 years in prison.

She has been already been sentenced to a total of six years detention for other cases.

A spokesman for Myanmar's military, which overthrew Suu Kyi's government in a takeover last February, could not be reached for comment.

Lawyers for Suu Kyi, who have been barred from speaking about her cases, could also not be reached for comment.