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Mandalay, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar’s military junta has accused Aung San Suu Kyi of taking illegal bribes in cash and gold in what was the latest charges leveled against the democratically-elected leader since she was overthrown on Feb. 1.Brig. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for the junta, told a press conference that Suu Kyi had accepted some $600,000 in illegal payments, according to local channel DVB.Suu Kyi has remained in detention for five weeks and faces a number of accusations from the military junta. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: ANTI-COUP PROTESTS ON MARCH 11, 2021, AND PROTE IN MANDALAY; AND PEOPLE OFFER FLOWERS AT A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL OF AN UNIDENTIFIED DEMONSTRATOR WHO DIED DURING THE CRACKDOWN WITH THE SECURITY FORCES IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar’s military junta has accused Aung San Suu Kyi of taking illegal bribes in cash and gold in what was the latest charges leveled against the democratically-elected leader since she was overthrown on Feb. 1.Brig. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for the junta, told a press conference that Suu Kyi had accepted some $600,000 in illegal payments, according to local channel DVB.Suu Kyi has remained in detention for five weeks and faces a number of accusations from the military junta. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: ANTI-COUP PROTESTS ON MARCH 11, 2021, AND PROTE IN MANDALAY; AND PEOPLE OFFER FLOWERS AT A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL OF AN UNIDENTIFIED DEMONSTRATOR WHO DIED DURING THE CRACKDOWN WITH THE SECURITY FORCES IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Naypyidaw, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar’s military junta continues to deny deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi a meeting with her lawyers, her legal representatives said Monday after a court hearing in which she appeared online.Suu Kyi, under house arrest since the Feb. 1 coup, faces several trials on charges such as importing electronic devices or revealing official secrets without being able to meet with her team of lawyers, despite having requested it on several occasions.One of her legal representatives, Khin Maung Zaw, told EFE that during the Monday hearing in Naypyitaw the judge asked a policeman if he had told his superiors about the request for Suu Kyi and deposed President Win Myint to meet with their defense teams. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: KHIN MAUNG ZAW, DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR DEPOSED MYANMAR STATE COUNSELOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND PRESIDENT WIN MYINT, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE IN NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR. SOUND BITES: KHIN MAUNG ZAW, DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR DEPOSED MYANMAR STATE COUNSELOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND PRESIDENT WIN MYINT (IN ENGLISH).
Mandalay, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar security forces opened fire Thursday at a demonstration of medical personnel in Mandalay and detained about 20 people in a new day of protests against the military junta that seized power during the Feb. 1 coup, the local press reported. According to data from the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners, at least 714 people have died due to the military repression, while more than 3,000 people have been detained, including the leader of the deposed government Aung San Suu Kyi.The Myanmar Army justifies the coup on alleged electoral fraud in November’s elections, in which Suu Kyi's party won a landslide victory, as it did in 2015, with the endorsement of international observers. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: A FUNERAL OF A MUSLIM MAN KILLED DURING ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, Mar 23 (EFE/EPA).- Relatives and friends of a young protester Mg Tun Tun Aung, who died in the protest against Myanmar's military coup in Mandalay, mourned Tuesday during a funeral procession.Mg Tun Tun Aung reportedly died during a protest against the military coup on Monday as anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. (Camera: EPA).SHOT LIST: A FUNERAL OF A PROTESTER WHO DIED DURING A PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay/Yangon, Mar 18 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar's military has added new corruption charges against the country's ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for allegedly receiving bribes from a builder.In a video aired on military-owned Myawaddy TV Wednesday night, the owner of a construction company claimed he gave $550,000 to Suu Kyi in four installments between 2018 and 2020. (Camera: ARCHIVE). SHOT LIST: FILE FOOTAGE OF ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MANDALAY AND YANGON, MYANMAR.
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