A US man sentenced to seven years in jail for sneaking into the home of detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was handed over to an American consular official today to be flown out of the country.

The middle-aged American man whose night-time swim to visit Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may cost her a chance at freedom came into fuzzy focus today, as a court showed a home movie he allegedly shot at her lakeside residence.

Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is innocent of charges levelled against her by Burma’s ruling military, her lawyer said today, as she prepared for the start of her trial tomorrow.

Burma’s military rulers have released the personal doctor of jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who goes on trial tomorrow for allegedly violating terms of her house arrest.

Burma’s military rulers disbarred a prominent lawyer who applied to defend pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in her forthcoming trial, the lawyer said today.