11 Aug 2009 | Index Index, minipost
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty and sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court in Rangoon. Suu Kyi was convicted of violating state security laws by allowing a US national into her lakeside home after. She was jailed for three years with hard labour, but this was commuted to house arrest, an official said. American John Yettaw was jailed for seven years, four with hard labour. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described the trial as a sham. Read more here
31 Jul 2009 | Index Index, minipost
A court in Burma has postponed delivering its verdict in the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi until 11 August. The judges said they needed more time to review the case, according to Western diplomats in Rangoon. Read more here
22 Jul 2009 | Index Index, minipost
Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer and his team have been denied access to her, two days before her trial on charges of breaking the terms of her house arrest is due to resume. Her legal team is expected to present closing arguments in the case on 24 July, with a verdict expected shortly afterwards. If convicted, she faces up to five years in jail. Read more here
14 Jul 2009 | Index Index, minipost
Burma is preparing to release political prisoners to allow them to take part in national elections next year. Burma’s UN envoy Than Swe did not say how many of the estimated 2,100 inmates would go free and did not mention if the jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, would be included. Read more here
