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Myanmar president, state counsellor to be remanded in detention until Feb 15
Published: Feb 03, 2021 06:42 PM

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint. File photo: VCG


 Myanmar President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be remanded in detention until Feb 15, a National League for Democracy (NLD) official confirmed on Wednesday.

The police sued President U Win Myint under the National Disaster Management Law while State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi under the Export and Import Law, Kyi Toe, information committee member of the party, said on his social media account.

The military and police have yet to make any official statement so far.