>> Hannah Beech, The New York Times
Published: 03 Jul 2021 10:49 AM BdST
Updated: 03 Jul 2021 10:49 AM BdST
“The case is lost but the cause is won,” says U Khin Maung Zaw, a human rights lawyer in Myanmar who is representing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. TWITTER
During his decades as a lawyer in Myanmar, Khin Maung Zaw has lost nearly all of his cases. It is a record that fills him with pride.
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“My motto, and the motto of human rights lawyers in Myanmar, is simple,” he said. “The case is lost, but the cause is won.”
Khin Maung Zaw, 73, is now representing yet another client who is unlikely to receive a fair trial: Aung San Suu Kyi, the 76-year-old civilian leader of Myanmar whose elected government was toppled by an army coup in February.