Myanmar

Court agrees to hear Suu Kyi’s appeal

Article published on the 2009-09-04 Latest update 2009-09-04 12:18 TU

A demonstration in Delhi in support of Aung San Suu Kyi
(Photo: Reuters)

A Yangon court has accepted to hear opposition leader Aung Sung Suu Kyi’s appeal of her latest sentence, her lawyers said Friday.

"The court agreed to hear the appeal. Both sides, the government and ourselves, have to give our arguments on September 18," her main lawyer Kyi Win said.

The Nobel laureate was found guilty last month of breaching security laws following an internationally condemned trial that was sparked by an incident in which an American man swam uninvited to her lakeside mansion.

The court also agreed to hear appeals by two female aides who live with Suu Kyi and had also been convicted, Kyi Win said.

"It is the right decision to accept the case. We appeal for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi," said Nyan Win, the spokesman for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.