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Suu Kyi had been due in court on Thursday and Friday for
hearings on corruption charges related to the leasing and
purchase of a helicopter while in office.
U.S.-funded RFA (Radio Free Asia) reported that Suu Kyi was
allowed to miss the hearings at the request of her doctor
because she was suffering from dizziness and nausea.
But the source with knowledge of proceedings, who asked not to
be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue, said while
Thursday's hearing was postponed, Friday's was not and Suu Kyi
did attend it.
The source said Suu Kyi's health was fine on Friday and that the
next hearing would be on Feb. 11.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi, 76, is on trial in more than
a dozen cases that carry a combined maximum sentence of more
than 150 years in prison.
She has been already been sentenced to a total of six years in
detention for other cases, in legal proceedings derided by her
supporters, some Western governments, and human rights groups as
a sham.
A new bribery charge was also announced against Suu Kyi on
Thursday, accusing of her of receiving a $550,000 donation from
a businessman, the state broadcaster reported.
Meanwhile, Suu Kyi is also due in court for the beginning of an
election fraud trial on Feb. 14, after she was accused of
influencing the 2020 vote to win a second term in office.
Suu Kyi has previously denied all the charges. Her lawyers have
been barred from speaking about her cases.
A spokesman for the junta, which overthrew Suu Kyi's government
in a coup last February, did not answer a call seeking comment.
The military government has previously said Suu Kyi would be
afforded due process by an independent court.
(Reporting by Reuters Staff, Writing by Ed Davies, Editing by
Robert Birsel)
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