Verdict Against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Likely by Mid-August

Myanmar’s ousted government leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is to expect a verdict by mid-August, her lawyer said on Monday.

Suu Kyi faces a slew of charges and has been under house arrest since a military coup in February.

“All of the cases have been classified as ‘simple’ and are expected to be completed within 180 days,’’ one of her lawyers, Khin Maung Zaw, said after a hearing in the capital, Naypyidaw.

The judiciary accuses the 75-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate of several offences, including violations of foreign trade laws in connection with radio equipment found in her house.

She is also to face another charge of violating Coronavirus restrictions

Most recently, the military junta brought a case for an alleged violation of a state secrets law that dates back to colonial times.

The charge carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years.

The most serious charge so far is that of incitement to sedition.

Many see the charges as an attempt by the military to permanently exclude Suu Kyi from politics.

Suu Kyi was granted access to her lawyers two weeks ago for the first time since the coup.

She met her defence team again on Monday.

She seemed to be in good health, Khin Maung Zaw said.

However, she asked her lawyers to obtain food and some medicines as she did not want to accept them from the junta, they said.

In total, Suu Kyi has spent some 15 years under house arrest, including under an earlier regime.