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Aung San Suu Kyi charged for owning illegal walkie-talkies following Myanmar military coup
Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment.
Key points:
- Police say six illegal walkie-talkie radios had been found in Ms Suu Kyi’s home
- Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday, alleging a recent election was rigged
- Hospital staff have stopped work in protest against the military coup
She will be detained until February 15 for investigations, according to a police document.
The move follows a military coup on Monday and the detention of Nobel Peace laureate Ms Suu Kyi and other civilian politicians.
The takeover has cut short Myanmar’s long transition to democracy and drawn condemnation from the United States and other Western countries.
A police request to a court…
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