Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted Myanmar leader remanded after being charged with possessing 'illegal' radios

 

Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted Myanmar leader remanded after being charged with possessing 'illegal' radios

Aung San Suu Kyi was charged after police said they found four illegally imported handheld radios at her home.

Wednesday 3 February 2021 12:20, UK

Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching import and export laws
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Police in Myanmar have filed a charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been remanded in detention until 15 February.

Ms Suu Kyi, who was detained on Monday as Myanmar's military staged a coup, is charged with breaching the country's import and export laws.

A police document states that four illegally imported handheld radios were discovered during a search of Ms Suu Kyi's home in the capital Naypyidaw, where she is currently under house arrest.

Party officials say she has not been moved since being charged.

The document then adds that as well as being imported illegally, the unregistered walkie-talkies had been used by the 75-year-old Nobel laureate's bodyguards without permission.

It said the reason for detention was "to question witnesses, request evidence and seek legal counsel after questioning the defendant".

Police have also filed charges against ousted president Win Myint, according to a separate document which says the offences come under the country's Disaster Management Law.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/aung-san-suu-kyi-ousted-myanmar-leader-charged-and-remanded-in-detention-12207346




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