NAYPYITAW, 1 March, 2020, (TON): A Myanmar court filed another charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, a lawyer acting for her said, as protesters marched in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people the previous day.

Suu Kyi took part in a court hearing via video conferencing in the capital, Naypyitaw and asked to see her legal team, Lawyer Min Min Soe said as reported by media.

The leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) has not been seen in public since her government was ousted on 1^st February, in military coup and she was detained along with other party leaders.

She was initially charged with illegally importing six walkie-talkie radios. Later, a charge of violating a natural disaster law by breaching corona virus protocols was added.

On Monday, a charge was added under a section of the colonial-era penal code prohibiting the publication of information that may “cause fear or alarm” or disrupt “public tranquility”, Min Min Soe said.

The next hearing will be on March 15.

As Suu Kyi appeared in the video conference court hearing, police in the main city of Yangon used stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters, witnesses said, a day after the worst violence since the coup. Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday, March 1^st.

Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders.  Troops are patrolling the streets and a night-time curfew is in force, with a one-year state of emergency declared. Confrontations developed as more people came out despite the police operation.