Myanmar's exiled leaderAung San Suu Kyihas been transferred to prison and held in a cell, a junta spokesman said Thursday. rice field.
"By law, [Soo Chi] has been confirmed to have been transferred to prison, and she has been imprisoned separately," Maj. Gen. Zomin Tung said in a statement.
Since the military seized power in the February 1, 2021 coup, Soo Chi has been under house arrest in a private location in her private capital, Naypyidaw.
Suu Kyi's transfer will take place after the Myanmar military ruler has ordered all legal proceedings against her from court to prison, sources familiar with her case. Told Reuters on Wednesday.
Sources who refused to be identified due to their sensitivity to the trial said the hearing would be transferred to a new special court in Naypyidaw's prison.
"The judge has declared that a new building for the court has been completed," sources told Reuters.
Soo Chi's marathon proceedings are held in a closed room and the information reported by the state media is limited. Her lawyer is subject to a gag order and access to her is only on the day of her trial.
It's not clear how much Soo Chi knows about her country's crisis, which has been in turmoil since the coup, the army struggling to consolidate power, and facing increased resistance from militia groups. There is none.
Western nations called the conviction fake and demanded the release of Soo Chi. The military says she has been given due process by an independent judiciary.
