A protester holds a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 7. (AFP)
A protester holds a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 7. (AFP)

Aung San Suu Kyi trial delayed after bloodiest day in Myanmar

The ousted civilian leader's lawyer told reporters the delay is due to "legal wrangling", after the military government declared martial law in six Yangon townships in which it had brutally cracked down on demonstrations the night before.

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