Suu Kyi to appear in court soon: junta
Myanmar's junta chief has said deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and will appear in court within days during the general's first television interview since the coup.
Min Aung Hlaing, who toppled Suu Kyi in a February 1 putsch, gave a two-hour interview to Hong Kong's Phoenix Television on Thursday, with the full programme yet to air.
"Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health. She's been staying at home and will appear in court in a few days," he said in an excerpt released on social media yesterday.
Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since she was placed under house arrest.
She has been hit with a string of criminal charges. The most serious charge alleges that she violated the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Suu Kyi is expected to appear in person in court tomorrow for the first time, after weeks of delays to her legal case.
Min Aung Hlaing has justified his power grab by citing alleged electoral fraud in the November poll, which was won by the NLD in a landslide. The junta on Friday threatened to dissolve Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party over the alleged voter fraud.
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