Businessman Maung Weik is seen on state-run MRTV on Wednesday night confessing to having bribed ousted civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with $550,000 over several years for favourable treatment for his business. (Frontier)

Aung San Suu Kyi to face new corruption charges, regime says on state TV

The ousted civilian leader's lawyer called the allegations "groundless and illogical", and said most people in Myanmar will not believe them.

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