Myanmar's Suu Kyi to go on trial for election fraud Feb 14: Source

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YANGON - A court in army-ruled Myanmar will start an election fraud trial of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 14, a source familiar with the proceedings said on Monday , after she was accused o

f influencing the 2020 vote to win a second term in office.has been sentenced to a combined six years in detention

She has denied the military's accusations of fraud in a 2020 poll swept by her National League for Democracy party.accused of influencing the election commission during the ballot. The trio have been charged under section 130-A of the penal code and face up to three years in jail and a fine if found guilty. It adds to a slew of cases against Ms Suu Kyi that carry combined maximum prison terms of more than a century.

The military said it took power because its complaints of fraud by the NLD, which won the 2020 election in a landslide, were being ignored by the election commission. The NLD says it won fairly.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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