Pro-democracy leader looks to overturn election ban

Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party will file a lawsuit against Burma’s ruling military government today seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained democracy leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country’s first elections in two decades.

Pro-democracy leader looks to overturn election ban

Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party will file a lawsuit against Burma’s ruling military government today seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained democracy leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country’s first elections in two decades.

The junta enacted five election-related laws earlier this month that set out rules for this year’s vote.

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