Myanmar&rsquo;s military rulers have accused the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of illegally accepting $600,000 (&pound;430,000) and gold.
The allegation is the strongest yet levelled by the military since it overthrew Suu Kyi and the country&rsquo;s democratic leadership on February 1, the BBC reported. No evidence was provided for the charge.
Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun also accused President Win Myint and several cabinet ministers of corruption. Suu Kyi&rsquo;s party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), won a landslide victory in the polls last year, but the military now claims the election was fraudulent. Independent international observers have disputed the military&rsquo;s claim &mdash; saying no irregularities were observed.
Suu Kyi has been held for the past five weeks in an undisclosed location and faces several charges including causing &ldquo;fear and alarm&rdquo;, illegally possessing radio&nbsp; equipment, and breaking COVID-19 restrictions.
The illegal payments charge levelled on Thursday was the most serious so far. The value of the gold the military alleges she illegally accepted is roughly &pound;450,000. Myanmar has been gripped by street protests since the military seized control and detained Suu Kyi. Her image has been held aloft by the protesters. At least seven more people were killed by security forces on Thursday, taking the total death toll to more than 60. Witnesses said that some protesters had been shot&nbsp; in the head.&nbsp;
<h2>Sanctions declared</h2>
The US Department of Treasury on Wednesday announced sanctions against two adult children of Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing and their six companies. The Treasury said in a statement that two adult children of Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing &ldquo;have a variety of business holdings, which have directly benefitted from their father&rsquo;s position and malign influence.&rdquo;
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The allegation is the strongest yet levelled by the military since it overthrew Suu Kyi and the country’s democratic leadership on February 1, the BBC reported. No evidence was provided for the charge.

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