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    Home / News / World News / Myanmar Police files new charge against Aung San Suu Kyi
    Myanmar Police files new charge against Aung San Suu Kyi
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    Myanmar Police files new charge against Aung San Suu Kyi

    By Astha Oriel
    (PTI desk)
    Feb 16, 2021
    06:15 pm
    Myanmar Police files new charge against Aung San Suu Kyi

    Myanmar Police filed a new charge against leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said on Tuesday, which may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial. After meeting with a judge, Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said that Suu Kyi has been charged with violating Article 25 of Natural Disaster Management Law, which has been used to prosecute people who have broken coronavirus restrictions.

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    Maximum punishment for COVID-19 violation is three-year imprisonment

    In Myanmar, the maximum punishment for the COVID-19 violation is three years' imprisonment. However, the new charge may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial because a change in the Penal Code instituted by the junta last week permits detention without court permission.

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    Suu Kyi has already been charged with possessing walkie-talkies

    Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a military coup on February 1, has already been charged with possessing walkie-talkies that were imported without being registered. Groups of demonstrators turned out in Yangon and other cities on Tuesday to protest the coup and demand that Suu Kyi and members of her ousted government be freed from detention.

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    Protesters defy ban on gatherings; monks protest outside UN office

    In Yangon, police blocked off the street in front of the Central Bank, which protesters have targeted amid speculation online that the military is seeking to seize money from them. Buddhist monks demonstrated outside the UN's local office. The protests are taking place in defiance of an order banning gatherings of five or more people.

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    Students take to the streets in Mandalay city

    Around 3,000 demonstrators mainly students returned to the streets in Mandalay city, carrying posters of Suu Kyi and shouting for the return of democracy. Security presence was low-key around the march, with most police guarding key buildings in the city, such as state banks' branches.

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    Protesters were attacked with slingshots and sticks

    On Monday in Mandalay, soldiers and police violently broke up a gathering of more than 1,000 protesters in front of the Myanmar Economic Bank. They attacked the protesters with slingshots and sticks, and police could be seen aiming long guns into the air amid sounds that resembled gunfire. Local media reported rubber bullets were fired into the crowd and that a few people were injured.

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    Internet blocked; firewall to monitor online activities possible

    The government ordered internet access to be blocked on Sunday and Monday nights without giving a reason. It has in the past few weeks imposed selective and ineffective blocks on social media platforms and prepared a draft internet law to criminalize many online activities. Speculation is rife that the government is installing a firewall that can monitor or block most or all online activity.

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    State Administration Council discussing legal action against protesters

    State media acknowledged the movement with indirect references. The Global New Light of Myanmar reported about a meeting of the State Administration Council, the new top governing body, and quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, saying the authorities are handling the ongoing problems with care. It said the council discussed legal action against protesters, providing true information to the media, and resuming public transport.

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    Action being contemplated against parallel government

    The newspaper also said the council members discussed acting against a parallel government established by some elected lawmakers of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, who were prevented from taking their seats when the military stopped Parliament from opening its session on February 1.

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    Committee has appealed to foreign powers and UN for recognition

    The self-styled Committee representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has 15 members who met online and said they have enough support to convene Parliament. It stakes a claim to being the sole legitimate government institution and has appealed to foreign powers and the UN and other multilateral institutions for recognition, with no known positive responses. Committee members believe warrants have been issued for their arrests.

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    All you need to know about Myanmar coup

    The military contends there was fraud in last year's election, which Suu Kyi's party won in a landslide, and says it will hold power for a year before holding new elections. It says its takeover is legitimate under 2008 constitution drafted under military rule and ensures the army maintains ultimate control over Myanmar. State election commission found no evidence to support claims of fraud.

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