Unwell Suu Kyi skips Myanmar trial hearing: lawyer

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Suu Kyi returned home after a pre-hearing meeting with her legal team as she had 'car sickness', her lawyer Min Min Soe said.

Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in a February coup that sparked a mass uprising. The junta launched a brutal crackdown to suppress opposition, and its forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians since, according to a local monitoring group.

Her trial on charges she violated coronavirus restrictions during elections her party won last year, and for illegally importing walkie-talkies, was due to resume Monday after a two-month pause. "She hasn't gone anywhere by car in the last two months. That's why she felt car sickness today... She said she needs to go back home to take a proper rest."The lawyer said she understood that a doctor and nurse were on call at the compound where Suu Kyi is being held under house arrest.

The country's virus response has been hampered by a mass civil disobedience campaign that has seen thousands of doctors, volunteers and civil servants stop work to protest against the military.

 

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