Arrested By The Myanmar Military, Aung San Suu Kyi Accuses Of Illegal HT Imports

Aung San Suu Kyi and General Min Aung Hlaing. (right) (Wikipedia Commons / Chainwit)

JAKARTA - Myanmar's leader and Nobel laureate for peace Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown and detained by the Myanmar military, in a coup on February 1, was charged with illegally importing communication equipment.

This allegation became known after the Myanmar Police asked the court to examine the allegations against Suu kyi (75), related to the discovery of six radio communications (HT) during a search of his home in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

"Suu Kyi is accused of importing the radio illegally and being used without a permit," a National League for Democracy (NLD) official said.

The Myanmar police also asked the court to examine Suu Kyi's detention application documents, examine witnesses and evidence and seek legal counsel after conducting the questioning.

A separate document shows police filing charges against ousted President Win Myint for violating health protocols to stop the spread of the coronavirus during the November 2020 election campaign.

To note, the National League for Democracy (NLD) Suu Kyi won the election by a landslide. But the military, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, claimed the vote was undermined by fraud and justified the power struggle on that basis.