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Burma court 'to hear Suu Kyi appeal'

Source: Myanmar News

Yangon : Myanmar | 3 months ago

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A court in junta-ruled Burma has agreed to hear an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction that extended her house arrest by another 18 months, her lawyer says. The Nobel laureate was found guilty last month of breaching security laws following an internationally-condemned...

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