Myanmar Junta Adds New Charge of Abuse of Power Against Suu Kyi
- Ex-president, ex-ministers among 16 prosecuted officials
- Fresh charge comes hours after release of US journalist
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Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a military coup earlier this year and is undergoing trial, was hit with yet another charge by the junta-controlled election commission: abuse of power.
Suu Kyi was once an icon of democracy who is suffering a fall from grace since overturning decades of dictatorship. Her party won November 2020 elections by a landslide but three months later the country’s still-powerful generals took over again -- and slapped her with charges ranging from owning a walkie talkie to divulging state secrets. She has denied the allegations.