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Myanmar: What can we expect from Aung San Suu Kyi trial?
The show trial of Aung San Suu Kyi is intended to prevent her return to politics
But it may end up cementing her legendary status in the country.
- Rodion Ebbighausen
- Deutsche Welle
On February 1, 2021, the day Myanmar’s military toppled the nation’s democratically elected government in a coup, Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested.
Since then, the country’s most prominent politician and pro-democracy advocate has once again been under house arrest.
She had already been confined to her home, with interruptions, for a total of 15 years between 1989 and 2012.
Immediately after her arrest, the military began bringing various charges against the…