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Junta closes Suu Kyi hearing again

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The Myanmar government went back to barring reporters, diplomats from Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial on Thursday, a day after briefly allowing them inside the courtroom for the first time, an official said.

It was unclear whether the junta would again reopen the proceedings. A government official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists told The Associated Press that reporters and diplomats would be barred Thursday.

The Nobel Peace laureate, who has been in detention without trial for more than 13 of the past 19 years, is accused of violating the terms of her house arrest after an American man stayed at her home without official permission. The offense is punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.

After closing the hearings for the first two days, the authorities unexpectedly opened them on Wednesday to 10 journalist and dozens of diplomats. Suu Kyi thanked diplomats for their support and told them she hoped to see them during "better days.

The diplomats said she seemed "spirited" and in good health and one described her courtroom appearance on Wednesday as "awe-inspiring."

Three diplomats later met her at the guest house where she is being held in Insein Prison but they refused to provide details of those discussions.

But diplomats said they had not changed their opinion of the trial simply because they had been allowed to attend. Most assume the special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison will find Suu Kyi guilty.

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