Burma’s Suu Kyi Asks Court to Let Her Meet Lawyers, Activists Urge New Year Defiance

Burma’s Suu Kyi Asks Court to Let Her Meet Lawyers, Activists Urge New Year Defiance
Burma's Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during an event at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City, on Sept. 21, 2016. Bria Webb/Reuters
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Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years.

As Suu Kyi appeared, her supporters called for people to show their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup during this week’s traditional new year holiday in the largely Buddhist country.