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Legal challenge to Suu Kyi's candidacy
Aung San Suu Kyi's bid for a seat in Myanmar's Parliament has been challenged by a rival candidate. Suu Kyi's spokesman Nyan Win said on Friday that Tin Yi of the Party for Unity and Peace had submitted a complaint to the district election commission that the Nobel peace laureate was not eligible to run in the April 1 by-election. The basis for his protest was a constitutional provision barring persons enjoying the benefits of a foreign citizen from serving in parliament. Nyan Win said Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party submitted a rebuttal stating the complaint was based on hearsay. In 1990, Suu Kyi filed to run in the general election, but was disqualified after a similar objection.
Aung San Suu Kyi's bid for a seat in Myanmar's Parliament has been challenged by a rival candidate. Suu Kyi's spokesman Nyan Win said on Friday that Tin Yi of the Party for Unity and Peace had submitted a complaint to the district election commission that the Nobel peace laureate was not eligible to run in the April 1 by-election. The basis for his protest was a constitutional provision barring persons enjoying the benefits of a foreign citizen from serving in parliament. Nyan Win said Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party submitted a rebuttal stating the complaint was based on hearsay. In 1990, Suu Kyi filed to run in the general election, but was disqualified after a similar objection.
