Aung San Suu Kyi asks to reduce court time due to ‘strained’ health

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Aung San Suu Kyi has requested her court sessions be held every two weeks rather than every week on health grounds, according to her lawyer, as hearings for a series of legal charges filed against her by Myanmar's junta continue.

The 76-year-old, who faces charges ranging from corruption to the illegal possession of walkie-talkies, requested the change, saying she had to spend all weekdays at court so her health conditions seemed strained", her lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said in a statement. The judge said he would make a decision next week.