Junta closes Suu Kyi hearing again (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 05/20/2009 - 10:24pm

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, rignt shakes hands with a diplomat in this image taken from TV in Yangon Myanmar Wednesday May 20, 2009.<br /><br />Myanmar's military regime opened Aung San Suu Kyi's trial Wednesday to reporters and diplomats, but the unexpected access did not stem criticism that the hearing is a political ploy to keep the pro-democracy leader behind bars through next year's election.<br /><br />(AP Photo/MRTV, via APTN)AP - The Myanmar government went back to barring reporters, diplomats from Aung San Suu Kyi's trial on Thursday, a day after briefly allowing them inside the courtroom for the first time, an official said.



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