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Down but not out

Down but not out

World condemns coup which unseated Suu Kyi as Myanmar’s de facto leader, but she is not out of the woods yet

NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained since Feb 1 but her whereabouts are still unknown. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) par­ty, and tarnished de­mo­cracy heroine of that country, hit the headlines on Feb 1 when she was arrested and deposed by the Myanmar military, aka Tatmadaw, in its coup.

Ms Suu Kyi along with other members of her party was accused of taking part in the Nov 2020 general election “fraud”. Myanmar police have pressed several charges against her following the coup led by armed forces chief Min Aung Hlaing, including breaching import and…

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