Myanmar began the trial of the democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reports AFP. She is accused of violating the conditions of house arrest, under which Suu Kyi was placed in 2003.
May 14, 63-year-old opposition leader has been indicted. According to the authorities of Myanmar, it has violated the conditions of house arrest, as it illegally entered the house of a citizen of the United States. To do this he had to cross carefully protected by a lake, on the shore of which is her home.
As the BBC News, Suu Kyi herself denies the charges. According to her lawyer, a visit to an American lady was a surprise, because no one invited. Suu Kyi has asked the man to leave her house, but he complained of fatigue and she had to leave it on overnight. According to the AFP, the American has stayed in her house for two days.
The trial of opposition leader is held in strict secrecy. In the event of a guilty plea Suu Kyi, she faces three to five years' imprisonment. Conviction also would mean for her inability to participate in the preparations for the elections to be held in the country in 2010.
Aung San Suu Kyi was first arrested in 1989. Through the years, the National League for Democracy, which she leads, won the elections but the military junta refused to release the leader of the party. Thus, the military retained power in the country, Suu Kyi held in custody 13 of the last 19 years.
Human rights activists have repeatedly demanded that the authorities of Myanmar to release the main opposition, but their efforts have not yielded results. Suu Kyi was awarded several international prizes. For example, in 1990 she was awarded the Prize Torolfo Rafto and Andrei Sakharov in 1991 - Nobel Peace Prize and in 2008 - Gold Medal of the U.S. Congress.
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