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Myanmar Supreme Court to hear Suu Kyi appeals

Former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former president Win Myint attend their first court appearance in Nay Pyi Taw on May 24, 2021. They were subsequently sentenced to long prison terms on a number of charges and will make their final appeals to the Supreme Court of Myanmar this month. (Photo: Myanmar Ministry of Information via AFP)

The Supreme Court of Myanmar is scheduled to hear the first of a series of appeals by jailed former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint on Wednesday, according to local reports.

The first hearing will involve the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi for electoral fraud and violating the Official Secrets Act, The Irrawaddy, an independent news portal, reported.

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