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- New corruption cases open against Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials
- The accusations relate to the misuse of land for the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, which Suu Kyi chaired
- Suu Kyi is already facing several other cases, ranging from the illegal possession of walkie-talkie radios to breaking the Official Secrets Act
- She has been charged under Anti-Corruption Law section 55, which provides for up to 15 years in prison for those found guilty
According to the state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar, new corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government.
They’re the latest in a series brought against Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by Myanmar’s military on February 1 in a coup that has since plunged the country into chaos.
The Anti-Corruption Commission was quoted by the newspaper as saying the accusations related to the misuse of land for the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, which Suu Kyi chaired, as well as earlier claims that she had accepted money and gold.
“She was found guilty of committing corruption using her rank,” the Global New Light of Myanmar said.
“So she was charged under Anti-Corruption Law section 55,” which provides for up to 15 years in prison for those found guilty.
Suu Kyi is already facing several other cases, ranging from the illegal possession of walkie-talkie radios to breaking the Official Secrets Act.
Since the coup, Myanmar’s army has failed to establish control. It’s faced daily protests, strikes that have paralysed the economy, repeated assassinations and bomb attacks, and a resurgence of conflicts in Myanmar’s borderlands.
