Yangon: The Myanmar junta has accused the leader who was overthrown with Aung San Suu Kyi by making fraud for 2020 polls, the media reported Tuesday.
Myanmar has been in chaos since the military coup in February triggered national protests and deadly crackdown in differences of opinion.
Detained since Putsch, Suu Kyi, 76, faced a raft of allegations including illegally importing Walkie Talkies, seduction and corruption, and facing decades in prison if punished.
The latest costs require “fraudulent fraud and legal action”, the Global Run Light of Myanmar newspaper reported, without providing details about when the court process will begin.
Fifteen other officials – including former president won Myint and former chairman of the election commission – facing the same charge, added the report.
The Suu Kyi National League for the Democratic Party (NLD) sees its support increasing in the 2020 election compared to the 2015 election, leading to military parties that are in harmony.
But Junta has quoted fraud during a poll as a reason to seize power and end Myanmar’s democracy interlude.
In July, it canceled the results of the poll, announcing it to reveal more than 11 million examples of voter irregularities.
Head of Junta Min Aung Hlaing said the new election would be held and the emergency was lifted in August 2023, expanding the initial military timeline given when seizing power.
In a report on the 2020 poll, the Asian network for the general election monitoring group said it was “by and large, representatives of the will of the people”.
“Junta used a false claim about the fraud of election as the main justification for her samlet,” said Myanmar’s senior advisor to the International Group of Crisis Richard Horsey told AFP.
“After failing after a lot of effort to identify more than a handful of people who chose twice, now happens after the NLD leader,” he said.
“But Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD have supported the support of voters, so that the guilty verdict will convince anyone.” Junta has threatened to dissolve NLD and last month imprison Win Hyein, a close Suu Kyi and a high level leader, up to 20 years on charges of betrayal.
Suu Kyi has been tried to cancel the coronavirus restriction when campaigning ahead of the election.
Journalists have been banned from attending a process in a special court in the capital built by the Naypyidaw military, and Junta recently devoted its legal team to talk to the media.
Suu Kyi appeared for the latest hearing in her trial for allegedly importing and had illegal walkie sales on Monday, a source with knowledge of the matter to AFP.
The verdict for his trial of violations of Covid-19 regulations was expected in December.
He faced three years in prison if he was found guilty.
Last week, the UN Security Council stated “in-depth worries” about riots in Myanmar and called for “termination of immediate violence” and for efforts to ensure that civilians were not hurt.
More than 10,000 people have been arrested since the coup, according to the local monitoring group.
Myanmar Junta demanded Suu Kyi with fraud for 2020 polls
