NAYPYITAW, 22 September 2021, (TON): A military council court in Naypyitaw indicted detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi for incitement under Section 505b of the Penal Code, according to her legal defence team.

Judge Maung Maung Lwin, who presides over the court in Naypyitaw’s Zabuthiri Township created by the junta specifically to process cases against the deposed leader, formally announced the charge against Suu Kyi, as well as against President Win Myint and Naypyitaw mayor Myo Aung.

It was the first formal indictment out of several charges levied against the State Counsellor by the military since the February 1 coup.

A conviction for violating Section 505b carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment.

The head of their defence team Khin Maung Zaw told media ‘the three leaders pleaded “not guilty” at Tuesday's court hearing.”

The junta’s charges were based on sentiments expressed in statements released by the central executive committee of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party on February 7 and 13 following the coup that ousted the elected NLD-led government.

The next hearing for those cases is scheduled for October 4.