Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi Slapped With Two New Criminal Charges

Aung San Suu Kyi New Criminal Charges: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been slapped with two new criminal charges by the Myanmar court on Monday.

Suu Kyi appeared for the court hearing via video conferencing from Nay Pyi Daw, the capital. Her lawyer Min Min Soe said that Suu Kyi looked 'healthy' when she appeared for the hearing. "I saw A May on the video, she looks healthy," the lawyer said, using an affectionate term that means "mother" to refer to Suu Kyi.

According to her lawyer, she now has a charge under the section of the colonial-era penal code prohibiting the release of information which had the potential to “cause fear or alarm” or disrupt “public tranquillity”. She is facing another charge under the telecommunications law. The other charges against Suu Kyi include the illegal import of six walkie-talkie radios, and a violation of a natural disaster law.

Suu Kyi has been out of the public eye ever since the military force cracked down upon her government. She has been detained along with members from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.

The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for 15 March.

Protesters support Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi

San Suu Kyi's supporters took to the streets to protest against her detention in Yangon. The police had to resort to violence and used tear gas and grenades to stall the protestors. There was a lot more chaos and violence on Sunday, a day before the hearing claimed the lives of 18 people.

Myanmar is under grave political turmoil ever since the Suu Kyi won in last year's November elections. However, the military alleged that the elections were rigged.