The Anti-Corruption Commission in military-ruled Myanmar has found out that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate deals, government-controlled media reported yesterday. If convicted of any of the charges and chances are strong she will be , Suu Kyi could be banned from running in the next election, should there ever be one again. The military ruled Myanmar for 50 years after a coup in and kept Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 years after a failed popular uprising against army rule.
The report also said the Commission had found that Suu Kyi had misused her position to obtain rental properties at lower-than-market prices for a charitable foundation named after her mother that she chaired. The story charged that the action deprived the state of revenue it would have otherwise have earned. Aung San Suu Kyi rose to prominence in the Uprising of 8 August and became the General Secretary of the NLD, which she had newly formed with the help of several retired army officials who criticized the military junta.
She survived an assassination attempt in the Depayin Massacre when at least 70 people associated with the NLD were killed. Although she was prohibited from becoming the President due to a clause in the Constitution โ her late husband and children are foreign citizens โ she assumed the newly created role of State Counsellor of Myanmar, a role akin to a prime minister or a head of government.
A 1 February court order authorized her detainment for 15 days, stating that soldiers searching her Naypyidaw villa had uncovered imported communications equipment lacking proper paperwork. Suu Kyi was transferred to house arrest on the same evening, and on 3 February was formally charged with illegally importing ten or more walkie-talkies. According to her lawyer, it is the most serious charge brought against her after the coup and could carry a sentence of up to years in prison if convicted.
She appeared in court via video link and now faces five charges in the capital Naypyidaw and one in Yangon. On 28 April , the National Unity Government NUG , in which Suu Kyi symbolically remains in her position, anticipated that there would be no talks with the junta until all political prisoners, including her, are set free. However, on 8 May , the junta designated NUG as a terrorist organization and warned citizens not to cooperate, or give aid to the parallel government, stripping Suu Kyi of her symbolic position.
