Her Health Condition Is Not Good, Lawyer Says Aung San Suu Kyi Wants The Trial Schedule To Be Reduced

Myanmar Leader and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. (Wikimedia Commons/Claude Truong-Ngoc)

JAKARTA - Myanmar's State Counselor who was ousted in a February 1 military coup, Aung San Suu Kyi, has asked a panel of judges to reduce the trial schedule due to her poor health, the lawyer said, but assured the public there was no concern about her condition.

Suu Kyi, who has been on trial and has attended court sessions in various cases since she was ousted, has requested that trials in each case be handled every two weeks, not every week, chief lawyer Khin Maung Zaw told media.

Asked by Reuters about her health status, she said Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, was suffering from exhaustion from her busy schedule and had no indication of illness.

"She is tired. At her age, it is uncomfortable to sit for an audience every day of the week", Khin Maung Zaw said by telephone, quoted October 4.

"She doesn't have any particular illness or disease. It's not a worrying situation. She's just tired".

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate's health is closely monitored in Myanmar, where he spent years in detention for challenging the military rule.

She was charged with the Myanmar military regime with a range of offenses, including violating coronavirus protocols, illegally importing and possessing a portable two-way communications radio, inciting to raise the public alarm, and violating the Official Secrets Act.

The cases are being handled by courts in several cities and her supporters fear the many legal cases, which they deem to be absurd, could tie her to years of proceedings.

Suu Kyi was also accused in court by a former politician of accepting large bribes and gold bullion, accusations she told the court on Monday were "all nonsense", according to her lawyer.

To note, last month Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to appear for a session in court, complaining of feeling dizzy and unwell, which her legal team attributed to motion sickness.

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