Friday, August 7, 2009

Time Magazine: Putting Burma on Trial


Burma's military dictator, Senior General Than Shwe, reviews troops on the 60th anniversary of Myanmar Armed Forces Day in Yangon, 2005 (Reuters/Adrees Latif).

Aung San Suu Kyi protests her innocence before a court in Rangoon. The Burmese democracy icon faces up to five years in prison for violating the terms of her house arrest after an American man swam to her lakeside home in Rangoon. The charges are farcical, the verdict a foregone conclusion: Suu Kyi is expected to be declared guilty on Aug. 11. But some in Burma's embattled Democracy movement will turn to The Hague for solace. Could Senior General Than Shwe, leader of the Burmese junta, be the first Asian to face an international war-crimes tribunal? More>>

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