Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi's Sentencing Hearing Has Been Canceled, and Adjourned To Next Week

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Wikimedia Commons/Obamoe)

JAKARTA - A Myanmar court under the Myanmar military regime has decided to postpone the reading of the first verdict on the trial of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi until at least December 6, according to a source familiar with the process.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who led an elected civilian government but was ousted in a February 1 military coup, has been held in silence and on trial since June, with court hearings being held behind closed doors.

Originally, courts would have sentenced charges of sedition and breach of COVID-19 protocols under the natural disaster law, among nearly a dozen cases this Tuesday.

Aung San Suu Kyi has denied all charges against her. Suu Kyi's supporters say the cases against her are politically motivated. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide a reason for the suspension.

Meanwhile, a court in the capital, Naypyitaw, could not immediately be reached with a spokesman for the ruling military regime not answering phone calls on Tuesday morning.

Neither the junta nor state media provided information about the process and a gag order has been placed on the defendants' lawyers. Suu Kyi has also been charged with corruption and breach of official secrecy.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since its overthrow, with the junta struggling to consolidate power amid protests, strikes, and armed resistance by militias allied to the shadow government in retaliation for the military's use of lethal force.

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