NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer told Agence France-Presse on Monday, with the Nobel laureate facing an eclectic raft of charges, from possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies to flouting coronavirus restrictions during last year's election campaign.

Myanmar has been in uproar since Suu Kyi was ousted in a February 1 coup, with near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement.

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