Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar

Yangon, Feb 15: Myanmar''s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month''s military coup.

Suu Kyi will now be remanded until February 17, according to Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer asked by Suu Kyi''s party to represent her. He told reporters of the extension outside a court in the capital, Naypyitaw.

Suu Kyi''s extended detention is likely to further inflame tensions between the military, which seized power in a February 1 coup, and the protesters who have taken to the streets of cities across the Southeast Asian nation seeking the return of the government they elected.