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Burma’s Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Court Trial on May 21, 2009

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News Update:Court Trial on Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Location: Special Court at Insein Prison, Rangoon, Burma

Date: May 21, 2009

Court Time: 10:00 (Local Time)

At the 4rd day of the court trial, the Burmese junta stepped back to their usual practice by
holding a closed-door trial over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and prohibiting foreign diplomats
and journalists from entering into the court.

Detailed Situation of the Court Trial

• The court trial over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi started at 10 a.m. for the 4th consecutive day.
The junta brought four new plaintiffs to the court to testify their accounts on the case.
Moreover, the court continued to hear the confession of one of the two plaintiffs who
couldn’t fully testify his account due to the time limitation yesterday. Until now, 12 out
of 22 plaintiffs testified their accounts to the court.

• The Burmese junta held a closed-door trial and prohibited foreign diplomats and
journalists from entering into the court. The junta allowed the diplomats to meet Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi only one day on May 20. Although the National League for
Democracy called for an open public trial, the authorities totally ignored its demand.

• The plaintiffs submitted to the court a video footage and photos recorded by Mr. Yettaw
who took these records without permission from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. No picture of
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Win and Daw Win Ma Ma appeared in the
video footage and photos. Mr. Yettaw’s intention of recording is just to record the
evidence of his arrival to her house.

• Today’s court section took more time than yesterday because there were questions and
answers between the lawyers of the defendants and the plaintiffs, but detailed information
remains unknown.

• The National League for Democracy issued Statement 10/05/09 on May 21 to explain the
situation of the court trial over Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Win, Daw Win
Ma Ma and Mr. John W. Yettaw.

• The statement said that the junta allowed the diplomats from foreign embassies and
officials from the United Nations agencies in Rangoon to observe the court process for

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about one hour. While the court trial was proceeding in the afternoon, the diplomats and
the UN officials entered into the court at about 13:15 p.m.

• The statement said that although Daw Aung San Suu Kyi sought permission from the
authorities to say greeting words to each of the diplomats and the UN officials, she
wasn’t allowed to do so. Therefore, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi requested the diplomats and
the UN officials to understand her for that incident.

• The NLD members and supporters persistently waited outside Insein Prison to show their
support to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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