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Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm, media reported on Tuesday, in her first court testimony since a February coup plunged the country into chaos and ended a decade of democratic reform.
(Reuters) - Myanmar s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm, media reported on Tuesday, in her first court testimony since a February coup plunged the country into chaos and ended a decade of democratic reform. Citing lawyers, BBC Burmese and Myanmar Now reported that Suu Kyi had denied incitement in connection with her party publishing a letter in February calling on international organisations not to cooperate with the junta. Reuters was unable to independently verify the reports. Myanmar s state media has not reported developments in Suu Kyi s multiple legal cases, and one of the only sources of public information on her trial - her lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw - received a gagging order from the military authorities earlier this month. That order came after Khin Maung Zaw said earlier this month that Myanmar s deposed president Win Myint testified in court that the military had tried to force him to relinquish power hours before the Feb. 1