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Suu Kyi verdict set for Friday in Myanmar

Published on : 28 July 2009 - 10:44am | By Saskia van Huijgevoort
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A court will deliver its verdict in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday. She faces a sentence up to five years if convicted, her lawyer said.

 

Military-ruled Myanmar has sparked international outrage by prosecuting the Nobel peace laureate for breaching the rules of her house arrest after an American man swam uninvited to her lakeside house in May.

"We are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst," defence lawyer Nyan Win told AFP Tuesday after the trial wrapped up with a final reply by Suu Kyi's legal team.

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