A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, after the UN Security Council called for her release.
Suu Kyi has been a prisoner since the military toppled her government in February 2021, ending the Southeast Asian nation’s brief period of democracy.
The resolution marked a moment of relative Council unity after permanent members and close junta allies China and Russia abstained, opting not to wield vetoes following amendments to the wording. Since the coup, she has largely disappeared from view, seen only in grainy state media photos from the bare courtroom.
There are almost daily killings of low-level junta officials or anti-coup fighters, with details murky and reprisals often following quickly.
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