The Lady On Trial

Democracy activist and opposition politician in Burma Aung San Suu kyi is facing a trial that must be seen as ruling junta’s position and determination to keep her behind bars even to a long time victim of one of Asia´s most repressive regimes.

Confined to her home for most of the past two decades, Suu Kyi allegedly accepted a nighttime visit from uninvited American who swam unbidden to her lakeside residence May 3, 2009. While the Nobel Peace Laureate reportedly urged the American to leave, she is charged with violating the terms of her detention and faces up to five years in prison.

An observer at her trial noted that Aung San Suu Kyi trial is a story where the conclusion is already scripted, to continue detaining her or imprisoning her thus denying her the democratic rights to participate in the coming election.

Onyango Okeyo