- Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with election fraud in Myanmar.
- 15 other officials were also charged.
- International observers say that the 2020 elections are basically free and fair.
According to official media reports on Tuesday, the Myanmar military government accused the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of winning election fraud in the 2020 polls, and her party won by an overwhelming advantage.
According to a report by Myanmar’s state-run newspaper “Global Shin Kong”, Aung San Suu Kyi was accused of “election fraud and illegal conduct,” but did not specify when the court proceedings would begin.
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The report added that 15 other officials-including former President Win Min and the chairman of the Election Commission-faced the same charges.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February triggered national protests and the deadly suppression of dissidents.
Detained since the coup, 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi has faced a series of charges, including illegal import of walkie-talkies, sedition and corruption. If convicted, he will face decades of imprisonment.
She has been tried for ignoring coronavirus restrictions during the pre-election campaign, in which her National League of Democrats (NLD) defeated a party allied with the military.
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International observers say that the 2020 polls are basically free and fair.
The military government threatened to disband the National League for Democracy and last month sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi’s close assistant and senior leader Win Taiin to 20 years in prison for treason.
According to the local monitoring organization, since the coup, the security forces of the Myanmar military government have killed more than 1,250 people and arrested more than 10,000 people.
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