Myanmar military junta to pronounce final verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi’s 18-month trial next week


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Yangon: A Myanmar junta court could hand down the final verdicts in an 18-month trial of Aung San Suu Kyi next week, closing the latest chapter in the military’s decades-long battle with the democracy figurehead. The Nobel laureate, 77, has already been found guilty on 14 charges ranging from corruption to illegally importing walkie-talkies and breaching the official secrets act. Since her trial began, she has been seen only once — in grainy state media photos from a bare courtroom — and has been reliant on lawyers to relay messages to the world. Many in Myanmar’s democracy struggle she has...