Yangon, July 28 (DPA) A verdict in the trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating the terms of her house arrest is expected to be delivered Friday, her lawyer Nyan Win said.
Final arguments for Suu Kyi’s case were presented last Friday, while defence and prosecution lawyers presented their final arguments Monday and Tuesday in the case against Suu Kyi’s two housekeepers, Khin Win and Win Ma Ma, as well as John William Yettaw, who swam to Suu Kyi’s house-cum-prison May 3 and stayed there until May 5.
Nyan Win said Tuesday the court at Yangon’s Insein Prison would deliver its verdict on Suu Kyi July 31 but did not say when the other cases would be decided.
Suu Kyi, who has been confined for 13 of the past 19 years, faces an additional five years of detention for breaching the terms of her house arrest for allegedly allowing Yettaw’s intrusion.
Her housekeepers face similar charges for facilitating Yettaw’s uninvited visit, and Yettaw himself has been charged with violating the terms of his visa and swimming illegally in Yangon’s Inya Lake.
It was not yet known when the court would issue its verdicts for Suu Kyi’s two aides and Yettaw.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been accused of breaking the terms of her detention by allowing Yettaw to enter her compound without informing the authorities.
