Yangon, April 1
Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a UN special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because of an intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.
Suu Kyi faces new charge
- Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said on Thursday, the most serious charge against the veteran opponent of military rule. The junta had earlier accused her of several minor offences.
The junta has accused her of several minor crimes, including illegally importing six handheld radios and breaching coronavirus protocols but a domestic media outlet reported on Wednesday she could be charged with treason, which can be punishable by death.
The UN envoy’s warning of a bloodbath follows relentless action by the security forces against anti-military protests and a flare-up in fighting between the army and ethnic minority insurgents in frontier regions.
At least 538 civilians have been killed in the protests, 141 of them on Saturday, the bloodiest day of the unrest, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners . — Reuters
Suu Kyi faces new charge
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said on Thursday, the most serious charge against the veteran opponent of military rule. The junta had earlier accused her of several minor offences. reuters
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