YANGON – Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month's military coup.
Suu Kyi will now be remanded until Feb. 17, according to Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer asked by Suu Kyi's party to represent her.
He told reporters of the extension outside a court in the capital, Naypyitaw. Suu Kyi's extended detention is likely to further inflame tensions between the military, which seized power in a Feb.
1 coup, and the protesters who have taken to the streets of cities across the Southeast Asian nation seeking the return of the government they elected.