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| A court in Burma has postponed delivering its verdict in the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | |
| The court had been due to rule on the case on Friday, but the verdict has now been delayed until 11 August. | |
| The judges said they needed more time to review the case, according to Western diplomats in Rangoon. | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi is accused of breaching the terms of her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay in her home. | |
| Despite international calls for her release, a guilty verdict has been widely expected. | Despite international calls for her release, a guilty verdict has been widely expected. |
| Analysts suggest that the delay may signal a belated recognition on the part of the government at the level of international anger over Ms Suu Kyi's prosecution. | |
| 'Vision warning' | 'Vision warning' |
| Ms Suu Kyi faces five years in jail if she is convicted. | Ms Suu Kyi faces five years in jail if she is convicted. |
| She is accused of allowing American well-wisher John Yettaw to stay at her lakeside home in Rangoon after he swam there, thereby violating the terms of her house arrest. | She is accused of allowing American well-wisher John Yettaw to stay at her lakeside home in Rangoon after he swam there, thereby violating the terms of her house arrest. |
| Mr Yettaw has said he swam to her home to warn her he had a vision that she would be assassinated. | Mr Yettaw has said he swam to her home to warn her he had a vision that she would be assassinated. |
| Lawyers for Ms Suu Kyi have not disputed the events, but say she had no control over the situation and that the guards around her home should have kept Mr Yettaw away. | Lawyers for Ms Suu Kyi have not disputed the events, but say she had no control over the situation and that the guards around her home should have kept Mr Yettaw away. |
| Timeline: Aung San Suu Kyi trial Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi | Timeline: Aung San Suu Kyi trial Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Her lawyers have also argued that the law she has been charged under is part of a constitution abolished 25 years ago. | Her lawyers have also argued that the law she has been charged under is part of a constitution abolished 25 years ago. |
| The trial had initially been expected to last a few days, but has now dragged on for more than two months. | The trial had initially been expected to last a few days, but has now dragged on for more than two months. |
| Analysts say the Burmese junta may use this trial to make sure the popular pro-democracy leader is still in detention during elections planned for early next year. | Analysts say the Burmese junta may use this trial to make sure the popular pro-democracy leader is still in detention during elections planned for early next year. |
| Her lawyer, Nyan Win, said Ms Suu Kyi was "preparing for the worst", stockpiling books and medicines in anticipation of a long prison sentence. | Her lawyer, Nyan Win, said Ms Suu Kyi was "preparing for the worst", stockpiling books and medicines in anticipation of a long prison sentence. |
| Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won elections in 1988 but was never allowed to take power. | Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won elections in 1988 but was never allowed to take power. |
| The 64-year-old has spent nearly 14 of the last 20 years in detention, much of it at her Rangoon home. | The 64-year-old has spent nearly 14 of the last 20 years in detention, much of it at her Rangoon home. |
| Unusually, diplomats from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the US were allowed to attend the trial in its closing stages. | Unusually, diplomats from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the US were allowed to attend the trial in its closing stages. |