Trial set for ousted leader of Myanmar

Myanmar’s military junta will begin presenting its case against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in court next Monday, her lawyers said. The military arrested Aung San Suu Kyi in February when it overthrew her elected government. Public resistance to the coup remains strong and in recent months has taken the form of a lowlevel armed insurrection.

Government prosecutors will have until June 28 to finish their presentation in the court in Naypyitaw, the capital, where she is being tried on five charges.

Aung San Suu Kyi faces two counts of violating the Natural Disaster Management Law for allegedly breaking COVID19 pandemic restrictions during the 2020 election campaign; illegally importing walkietalkies that were for her bodyguards’ use; and unlicensed use of the radios. A sixth charge is the most serious: breaching the colonialera Official Secrets Act, which carries a penalty of up to 14 years’ imprisonment.

Officer pleads guilty to rape

A police officer has pleaded guilty to the rape and kidnapping of Sarah Everard, the British woman whose killing in March touched off a national reckoning over male violence against women. The officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, appearing via video link in a London court, admitted a charge of kidnapping Everard and another of raping her afterward. Couzens did not enter a murder plea, pending medical reports, although his lawyer, Jim Sturman, said he admitted responsibility for Everard’s death.