Myanmar's Suu Kyi to be tried

Updated May 14, 2009 11:30 AM

YANGON (AP) – Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken by armed escort Thursday to a prison compound where she will be tried in connection with the intrusion of an American man who sneaked into her compound, her lawyer said.

Such a trial could justify another extension of Suu Kyi's yearlong detention, which officially ends May 27. In the past the junta — which regards the Nobel Peace laureate as the biggest threat to their rule — has found reasons to extend her periods of house arrest, which international jurors say is illegal even under Myanmar's own law.

It was not immediately clear what accusation she faced, but Myanmar exile groups said she was likely to be charged under a catchall public security law and could face a prison term of up to seven years.

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