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Suu Kyi Charged Over Intrusion, Lawyer Says
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason May 14, 2009 03:28am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Wall Street Journal |
| News Date | Thursday, May 14, 2009 09:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged Thursday with violating terms of her house arrest in a bizarre case involving an American man who swam across a lake to sneak into her home, her lawyer said.
Suu Kyi, whose latest detention period officially ends May 27, could face a prison term of up to five years if convicted, said lawyer Hla Myo Myint. The trial is scheduled to start Monday at a special court at Yangon's notorious Insein Prison, where she was arraigned Thursday.
The American man, who has been identified as 53-year-old John William Yettaw, was arrested last week for allegedly swimming across a lake to secretly enter Suu Kyi's home and staying there for two days. His motives remain unclear.
He was charged at Thursday's hearing with illegally entering a restricted zone, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and breaking immigration laws, which is punishable by up to one year behind bars, said the lawyer. |
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