<p>Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide, state media reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Suu Kyi was accused of "election fraud and lawless actions", state-run newspaper <em>Global New Light </em>of Myanmar reported, without giving details on when court proceedings would begin.</p>.<p>Fifteen other officials -- including former president Win Myint and the chairman of the election commission -- faced the same charge, the report added.</p>.<p>Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February sparked nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/myanmar-charges-united-states-journalist-with-terrorism-sedition-1049167.html" target="_blank">Myanmar charges United States journalist with terrorism, sedition</a></strong></p>.<p>Detained since the putsch, Suu Kyi, 76, faces a raft of charges including illegally importing walkie talkies, sedition and corruption, and faces decades in jail if convicted.</p>.<p>She is already on trial for flouting coronavirus restrictions while campaigning ahead of the election, in which her National League for Democracy party (NLD) trounced a military-aligned party.</p>.<p>International observers said the 2020 polls were largely free and fair.</p>.<p>The junta has threatened to dissolve the NLD and last month jailed Win Htein, a close Suu Kyi aide and high-ranking leader, to 20 years on treason charges.</p>.<p>More than 1,250 people have been killed by Myanmar junta security forces since the coup and over 10,000 arrested, according to a local monitoring group.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide, state media reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Suu Kyi was accused of "election fraud and lawless actions", state-run newspaper <em>Global New Light </em>of Myanmar reported, without giving details on when court proceedings would begin.</p>.<p>Fifteen other officials -- including former president Win Myint and the chairman of the election commission -- faced the same charge, the report added.</p>.<p>Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February sparked nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/myanmar-charges-united-states-journalist-with-terrorism-sedition-1049167.html" target="_blank">Myanmar charges United States journalist with terrorism, sedition</a></strong></p>.<p>Detained since the putsch, Suu Kyi, 76, faces a raft of charges including illegally importing walkie talkies, sedition and corruption, and faces decades in jail if convicted.</p>.<p>She is already on trial for flouting coronavirus restrictions while campaigning ahead of the election, in which her National League for Democracy party (NLD) trounced a military-aligned party.</p>.<p>International observers said the 2020 polls were largely free and fair.</p>.<p>The junta has threatened to dissolve the NLD and last month jailed Win Htein, a close Suu Kyi aide and high-ranking leader, to 20 years on treason charges.</p>.<p>More than 1,250 people have been killed by Myanmar junta security forces since the coup and over 10,000 arrested, according to a local monitoring group.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>