News Forum - Myanmar junta wants political opponents prosecuted faster

[Thaiger]

Myanmar’s junta is pushing the courts to prosecute political opponents‘ trials faster despite it impacting defendants’ lawyers’ preparation. The regime has instructed courts to finish all trials of opponents, including the leader of the democratically elected party Aung San Suu Kyi. A Yangon-based lawyer, who spoke anonymously, says this is not always a fair tactic. “It is not always good to have speedy trials. Some cases are only heard for four days. Under such circumstances, courts can’t hand out documents to lawyers in time. This means lawyers can’t prepare properly, which negatively affects defendants.” According to The Irrawaddy, another lawyer […]

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[Cabra]

Juntas doing what juntas do... not surprising nor unexpected. 

[Soidog]

Not just Myanmar juntas. All juntas and quasi-juntas