The trail of former State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and two other former government officials for alleged abuse of power under Section 130-A of the Penal Code is due to start on February 14, according to a source close to the court.

Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and Union Minister Min Thu have jointly been named in the case.

As a plaintiff, Aung Myo Lwin, director of the Union Election Commission (UEC) under the junta, has filed the lawsuit against them alleging abuse of power during the 2020 election.

The three leaders including the former State Counselor were arraigned on February 3, and a case management meeting was convened and it decided to hear the case within 180 days.

According discussions in the case management meeting, the trial will start on February 14, and 20 prosecution witnesses will be examined every Monday from February 21.

Prosecution witnesses will be questioned on April 18 as a final session.

According to the source, a judgement in the case will likely be on May 2.

The State Counselor and President Win Myint have been detained since 1 February, when the military seized power in a coup. Aung San Suu Kyi has already been sentenced to six years in prison for some other cases in the interim. She now faces a total of 12 charges.

If the court decides that the accused under Section 130-A is guilty, either imprisonment for up to three years or fine or both punishments can be imposed.