Wife of former Ygn Chief Minister takes leave from Nov 5 court hearing due to poor health

Wife of former Ygn Chief Minister takes leave from Nov 5 court hearing due to poor health
Published 6 November 2021

NAYPYITAW-----Khin Mi Mi Kywe, wife of former Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein, didn’t appear at the special court at Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, yesterday (November 5) where she had to testify as witness for the ruling military against State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for corruption charges due to her poor health, according to those close to the special court.

The court hearing for Dr Myo Aung, former mayor of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area and Min Thu, one of the members of Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee being charged against land ownership issues at the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation’s La Yaung Taw Horticulture vocational project and State Counsellor, Dr Myo Aung and Ye Min Oo started at the special court in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on November 5th for applying 101.33 acres of land in order to establish La Yaung Taw Horticulture Vocational School of Daw Khin Kyi Foundation and for applying 23.855 acres of land in Pobba Thiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw. Concerning the above charges, the lawyers cross-examined the head of land department of Municipal committee from Nay Pyi Taw who is also the plaintiff witness according to the sources close to the court.

For the Penal Coe case 2, in which Phyo Min Thein bribed Aung San Suu Kyi with gold and U.S dollars, wife of former Yangon Region chief minister Phyo Min Thein didn’t appear at the court as she was in poor health. Therefore, the court hearing will be set on another date.

The  Anti-corruption Commission has filed the case under the anti-corruption law 55/63, which is also a file case No-5 of Penal Code, accusing that Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of Daw Khin Kyi Foundation used the donation made to the foundation to construct a one-story building of her own. In the next court hearing, plaintiff-witness will be examined according to sources close to the court.

Dr. Myo Aung, Ye Min Oo and Min Thu will appear at the November 12 court hearing for the charges against anti-corruption law.