Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV

Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV
Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson and general secretary of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy party, answers questions from students at Columbia University in New York on Sept 22, 2012.
PHOTO: Reuters file

Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (Feb 3), the country's state broadcaster reported.

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76, is on trial in nearly a dozen cases that carry combined maximum sentences of at least 150 years in prison. She has been already been sentenced to a total of six years detention for other cases.

A spokesperson for Myanmar's military, which overthrew Suu Kyi's government in a coup last February, could not be reached for comment. Lawyers for Suu Kyi, who have been barred from speaking about her cases, could also not be reached for comment.

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