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Article: Suu Kyi trial enters final phase in Myanmar
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- July 27, 2009
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The trial of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned until Tuesday when her defense team will give their reply to final prosecution arguments, Suu Kyi's lawyer said.
The 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate is charged with violating the terms of her house arrest by harboring an uninvited American man who swam to her lakeside home and stayed for two days. She faces a possible five years in prison.
Suu Kyi's lawyer Nyan Win said he anticipated the verdict in two to three weeks.
At Monday's hearing, defense lawyers submitted an application to the court to call a Myanmar foreign ministry official to appear as an additional defense witness.
He said the defense has records that ...