Myanmar junta wants to 'speed up' Suu Kyi trial

Source: AFP

YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar's ruling junta is apparently rushing the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, a party spokesman said as police told the court how they arrested a US man who swam to the democracy icon's home.
The claim came as Asian neighbours finally joined the west in condemning the charges against the 63-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, who faces up to five years in jail if convicted of violating her house arrest.
Five witnesses gave evidence Tuesday to the closed-door trial at the notorious Insein prison, including four police officers who said they had arrested American John Yettaw after he spent two days at her lakeside house.
"It indicates that they are trying to finish as soon as possible" by calling many witnesses, Nyan Win, the spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, told reporters.

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A despotic regime suppressing democratic voices with impunity..


how long before the Burma say enough is enough and do away with the Junta? history shows us that if decades of democratic protests are put down violently, people are gonna opt for other means.


Ps: China, supports the Military junta, which in turn gives it basing facilities.......

most of the ASEAN countries, India and Pakistan have turned a blind-eye to the situation in Burma. Sad, real sad that these folks cannot exercise even their fundamental rights