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Myanmar's Suu Kyi requests less court time over ‘strained’ health: Lawyer

Monday, 04 October 2021 10:44 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 04 October 2021 10:44 AM ]

In this handout file photo, taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar’s Ministry of Information on May 26, ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and ousted president Win Myint (R) are seen during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw. (Via AFP)

Lawyer of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi says regular court appearances have taken a toll on her client’s health, requesting the sessions be held less frequently by the ruling military junta.

Suu Kyi asked the court on Monday to reduce the frequency of the hearings, holding them every two weeks instead of weekly “on the grounds of her health,” her lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said without specifying how her health was affected.

“She had to spend all weekdays at court so her health conditions seemed strained,” he said.

He added that the judge would make a decision on her request next week.

The development comes after Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty to charges of incitement late last month.

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi pleads not guilty in incitement trial

Suu Kyi, 76, was deposed in a coup by the military junta, which sparked a mass uprising and a brutal crackdown on dissent early this year.

Suu Kyi went on trial in June, four months after she was arrested in a coup that removed her administration from power, sparking a mass uprising and plunging the country into turmoil.

She is currently under house arrest and facing multiple charges, including illegal importation and possession of walkie-talkie radios, accepting bribes, and violating a colonial-era secrecy law.

After she was accused of new corruption charges last week, the Nobel laureate presently must show up most weekdays at a court in the capital city of Naypyidaw.

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