Myanmar puts Aung San Suu Kyi on trial over ‘bogus’ charges

Aung San Suu Kyi (AP/Peter Dejong, File)

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on trial on charges that many observers say are an attempt by the junta that deposed her to eliminate her as a political force and cement the military’s power.

Ms Suu Kyi’s prosecution poses yet another major setback for Myanmar, which had been making slow progress towards democracy when a February coup prevented elected MPs from her National League for Democracy party from taking office following last year’s landslide victory.