Myanmar’s military junta has accused Aung San Suu Kyi of influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday, a year after the government staged a coup over allegations of massive voter fraud. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the Feb. 1 coup sparked protests and a bloody crackdown on dissidents, killing nearly 1,500 civilians, according to a local monitoring group.
The Nobel laureate is facing a slew of charges — including violating the country’s official secrecy law — and could face more than 100 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
She will face further trial on charges of influencing the country’s electoral commission during a 2020 poll that showed her party defeated a military-aligned rival, people familiar with the matter said. The source added that the case will be closed within six months.
The source said Win Myint, a former president and staunch supporter of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, will face the same charges.
Several senior members of the National Electoral Commission have also been arrested since the coup, accused of orchestrating the NLD’s landslide victory. The military junta scrapped the results of the 2020 election last July, saying it had uncovered about 11.3 million cases of fraud.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department said on its website that the United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven individuals and two entities linked to Myanmar.
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