NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) -Myanmar police have levelled charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for importing communications equipment through unlawful means and she will be detained until February 15 for investigations, according to a police document.
A police request to a court listing the accusations in detail against 75-year-old Nobel laureate Suu Kyi said they have found walkie-talkie radios, in a search of her home in the capital, Naypyidaw. It said the radios were imported illegally and used without permission.
The document reviewed on Wednesday requested Suu Kyi’s detention “in order to question witnesses, request evidence and seek legal counsel after questioning the defendant”.
A separate document showed police filed charges against ousted President Win Myint for offences under the Disaster Management Law.
Army chief Min Aung Hlaing seized power on the grounds of fraud in a November 8 election, which the NLD emerged victorious in a landslide. The electoral commission had said the vote it was fair.