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Thu 05 May 2009Diplomats barred from Suu Kyi trial
The Burmese government has banned reporters and diplomats from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial today, a day after briefly allowing them inside the courtroom for the first time.
The Nobel Peace laureate, who has been in detention without trial for more than 13 of the past 19 years, is accused of violating the terms of her house arrest after an American man stayed at her home without official permission.
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