"Well, as anticipation built towards the issuance of a verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi's case, the military junta has postponed the issuance of the verdict until August 11th (Associated Press story below).
It is in some ways a smart move -- push off the verdict until the middle of August when numerous government and UN officials around the world will be on vacation. But it remains to be seen whether this ploy will work or if anticipation will be heightened in the run up to the issuance of the verdict."
Jared Genser
International Counsel to Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict until Aug. 11
(AP) – 10 minutes ago
YANGON, Myanmar — A government official says the Myanmar court expected to deliver a verdict in opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial has announced it will give its ruling Aug. 11.
The verdict was scheduled to be delivered Friday. It was not immediately clear why the hearing was postponed. The government official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists, who were not allowed in the courtroom.
The 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is charged with violating the terms of her long house arrest when an American intruder swam across a lake and spent two nights at her home in early May.
She faces up to five years in prison.
Suu Kyi has been in detention for 14 of the last 20 years.
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