Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in junta court after Covid quarantine
Aung San Suu Kyi
OustedMyanmarleader Aung SanSuuKyireturned for hearings in ajuntacourtThursdayafterbeing quarantined whenCovid-19 was detectedamong her staff, a source with knowledge of her case said.
The 76-year-old's civilian government was removed in a coup last year that triggered mass protests, and she faces a raft of charges that could see her sentenced to more than 150 years in jail.
Currently on trial for alleged corruption, breachingMyanmar's official secrets act and pressuring the election commission, Suu Kyi was placed inquarantinelast weekafterCovidwas found among her staff.
On Thursday she "appeared before the district judge" for her official secrets act trial in a specialcourtin the military-built capital Naypyidaw, said a source with knowledge of the matter.
SuuKyiis accused along with Australian economist Sean Turnell, who was arrested in the days following the coup last February.
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The charge carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.
SuuKyiand her personal staff have been fully vaccinated againstCovid-19 since being taken into military custody, her lawyer told AFP last July.
She missed a hearing in September due to illness, and in October her lawyer said her health had suffered during her frequent appearances before thejunta-runcourt.
Journalists are barred from the proceedings and her lawyers have been banned from speaking to the press.
SuuKyihas already been sentenced to a total of six years in jail for incitement against the military, breachingCovid-19 rules and breaking a telecommunications law -- although she remains under house arrest while she fights other charges.
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