Myanmar Court Charges Suu Kyi With Incitement Amid Protests
- Sunday was deadliest day since coup with at least 18 dead
- U.S. preparing ‘additional actions’ against those responsible
Protesters run after tear gas was fired during a demonstration in Yangon on March 1.
Photographer: STR/AFP/Getty Images
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A Myanmar court on Monday brought additional charges against detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi that could keep her behind bars for an even longer period of time, according to lawyers for her and her party.
The new charges came as the Southeast Asian country saw its deadliest day of protests since the Feb. 1 coup on Sunday, with the United Nations saying at least 18 protesters were killed in a stark escalation of violence to quell persistent demonstrations against military rule.