Suu Kyi Trial Enters Final Phase

(27 Jul 09 - RV) The trial of Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned until Tuesday when her defense team will give their reply to final prosecution arguments.

The 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate is charged with violating the terms of her house arrest by harboring an uninvited American man who swam to her lakeside home and stayed for two days. She faces a possible five years in prison.

We spoke to the director of Burma Campaign UK, Mark Farmaner, who says the problem with the legal system in the country is there is no rule of law...