Myanmar's ousted president Win Myint on October 12, 2021 described the dramatic early moments of the February coup that snuffed out his country's short-lived democratic experiment and plunged the nation into chaos. - AFP
YANGON, Oct 12 (AFP): Myanmar's ousted president described on Tuesday turning down a deal to vacate his seat and save himself in the early moments of the February coup that snuffed out his country's short-lived democratic experiment, his lawyer said.
Win Myint, who was detained along with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, made the comments as he testified for the first time at his trial for incitement in a junta court.
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