President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi have yet to be brought to trial, said advocate Khin Maung Zaw, adding that he is trying to represent them. 

The two were detained after the military took over State power on February 1. 

Then, letters of remand for them went viral on Facebook. 

According to the letters, Aung San Suu Kyi is facing a charge under the Export and Import Law while Win Myint is facing a charge under the Natural Disaster Management Law. Dakhina District Court in Nay Pyi Taw had given them 14 days of remand from February 1 to 15. 

As the remand allegedly expired on February 15, those who would act as lawyers for them went to the court to seek power of attorney. 

The court replied that the cases would go on only after the approval of power of attorney. It would also direct the detainers to allow hiring lawyers for the defendants, said Khin Maung Zaw. 

According to the remand letter spreading on Facebook on February 3, Aung San Suu Kyi was charged under Section 8 of the Export and Import Law. On February 1, a team led by a major from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) in Nay Pyi Taw searched the house of the State Counsellor (No.A, Myanan Bontha Street, Zeya Theikdi Ward, Zabuthiri Township, and found six Icom walkie talkies from the security team, three Icom walkie talkies from the gate security team and one walkie talkie and a set of Jumper. Those communication devices were said to be illegally imported. 

Meanwhile, Win Myint is charged under Section 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law. The case is related to an incident on September 20, 2020. Led by District NLD chairman Min Thu, about 760 supporters went round in 220 cars and on 32 motorbikes in the Nay Pyi Taw Council area for election campaigning. On the way, the convoy stopped over the gate of the Presidential Housing and they were welcomed and waved by President Win Myint and his wife and daughter. Then, the charge has come now saying that he violated the Covid-19 prevention rules issued by the ministry of health and sports on September 9.

Moreover, Win Htein, a patron of the National League for Democracy is being detained in Nay Pyi Taw and he is charged under Section 124 of the Penal Code of Myanmar, lawyer Khin Maung Zaw added.