Aung San Suu Kyi led her party to a landslide election victory, trouncing the military-backed opposition party.Ī guilty verdict would likely galvanize a protest movement that has spurred thousands of people to take up arms against the army since February, when the generals seized power. The ruling on Tuesday on the charge of inciting public unrest was expected to come a year after Ms. But her reputation on the international stage was tarnished over her complicity in the military’s mass atrocities against the Rohingya. She is held up as an almost godlike figure among her supporters in Myanmar, who describe her as a defender of the country’s democracy, for which she won a Nobel Peace Prize. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, is a flawed hero for a troubled nation. It was unclear why the judge announced the delay. The court was expected to deliver the first verdict on inciting public unrest on Tuesday, but the judge adjourned the case until next month, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.
The junta has barred all five of her lawyers from speaking to the news media, saying that their communications could “destabilize the country.”
Her trials have been held in closed-door hearings in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital. Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained in a military coup in February, is facing 11 charges and a maximum imprisonment of 102 years.
Agence France-Presse - Getty ImagesĪ judge in Myanmar on Tuesday delayed the announcement of a highly anticipated verdict against the country’s ousted civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is facing a series of rulings that could keep her locked up for the rest of her life. Image Holding up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon in February.