Court postpones verdict for deposed State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

By DMG 30 Nov 2021

DMG Newsroom
30 November 2021, Yangon 

A court in Naypyidaw has postponed a verdict in two cases filed against former State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint. 

A verdict in the trial was expected on Tuesday but has been postponed to December 6, said a source close to the state counsellor’s legal team. 

A case was filed against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under Section 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law. A lawyer for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said the court would issue a new summons for Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, the ousted former chief minister of Mandalay Region, to come to Naypyidaw as a witness in the case. 

“U Nyi Nyi opened a lawsuit against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under Section 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law. The court agreed with a defence motion that it allow Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, who had previously been unable to come to court for health reasons, to add his testimony,” the legal advisor added. 

The junta has brought several charges against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, including Section 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and the Anti-Corruption Law. The military has also filed multiple charges against President U Win Myint. 

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint have made some court appearances via video link as the trial has proceeded. Both defendants were detained in the early hours of February 1, when the military staged a coup, toppling Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government. 

Regime critics say the cases against the former state counsellor and president are politically motivated.