A prominent leader of the protest movement against Myanmar's military junta has been charged with several crimes, including murder, high treason and unlawful assembly, state TV reported on Wednesday, RT reported.

Wai Moe Naing was arrested during a rally in the city of Monywa earlier this month.

He has been charged by the junta with the killing of two police officers in Monywa in March and faces a total of five charges, carrying a potential 28-year prison sentence, according to his lawyer Moe Zaw Htun.

Wai Moe Naing is set to appear at a hearing on May 7 and is in good health, his lawyer said.