Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged with possessing illegal radios

Armed soldiers travel in a convoy of army vehicles patrolling in Mandalay in Myanmar on Wednesday (AP)

Police have levelled their first formal charge against Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, members of her party said on Wednesday, giving military authorities who staged a coup a legal reason to detain her at least until the middle of the month.

The charge — that Ms Suu Kyi was in possession of illegally imported walkie talkies — came to light two days after she was placed under house arrest and appeared to be an effort to lend a legal veneer to her detention, though the generals have previously kept her and others locked up for years.