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Article: Myanmar's Suu Kyi testifies about American visitor.
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- The America's Intelligence Wire
- Article date:
- May 26, 2009
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(From AP Worldstream)
Byline: JEREMIAH MARQUEZ
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told a court Tuesday she didn't think she was violating the terms of her house arrest when she gave "temporary shelter" to a surprise American visitor earlier this month.
Appearing frail and pale but managing an occasional smile, Suu Kyi was questioned for less than half an hour about John W. Yettaw, who swam uninvited to her lakeside house.
The 63-year-old Nobel Peace laureate faces a possible prison term of up to five years in a trial that has brought worldwide outrage. Her testimony is scheduled to continue Wednesday.
The charges ...