Myanmar piles on 11th corruption charge against Aung San Suu Kyi

Bangkok: Police in Myanmar have filed an 11th corruption charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's elected leader who was ousted from power by a military takeover a year ago, state-controlled media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that Suu Kyi was being charged under the Anti-Corruption Law covering bribery, which carries a maximum prison term of 15 years. Suu Kyi has faced a raft of charges since she was taken into custody when the military seized power on Feb. 1 last year. Her supporters and human rights groups say the cases against her are baseless, and have been contrived to bar her return to politics and participation in a new election the army has promised by 2023. Suu Kyi has already been sentenced to six years' imprisonment after being convicted of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating Coronavirus restrictions.