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Aung San Suu Kyi formally charged with corruption by Myanmar military junta

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained officials have been formally charged by the military junta, the state media reported Thursday morning local time.

The big picture: "The Anti-Corruption Commission has inspected corruption cases against ex-state counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. She was found guilty of committing corruption using her rank," the military said in a statement, per Bloomberg, which notes she could face up to 15 years in prison for the offense.

  • Suu Kyi has been detained since the military seized power in a Feb. 1 coup.

Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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Biden backs removing sexual assault cases from military chain of command

President Biden said Friday he supports the U.S. military removing sexual harassment and assault cases from the chain of command and instead creating "highly specialized units to handle these cases and related crimes."

The big picture: The reorganization comes amid growing criticism on Capitol Hill over the military's ineffectiveness at preventing incidences of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks, which have more than doubled in the past decade, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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