Collective approach: Buddhist monks marching in a rally against the military coup in Mandalay. — AP
POLICE in Myanmar have filed a new charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said, which may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw told reporters after meeting with a judge in a court in the capital Naypyitaw yesterday that Suu Kyi had been charged with violating Article 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law, which has been used to prosecute people who have broken coronavirus restrictions.
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