Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi seemed in good health as she appeared in court Monday, her lawyer said, as her trial continued with the capital grappling with a Covid-19 spike.

The Nobel laureate has been largely invisible since being detained by the military in February, with a handful of court appearances in a special court in Naypyidaw her only link to the outside world.

At Monday's hearing Suu Kyi's lawyers cross-examined witnesses for the prosecution who allege she flouted coronavirus restrictions during 2020 elections that her National League for Democracy (NLD) party won in a landslide, Min Min Soe said.

The special court also heard testimony Suu Kyi illegally imported and possessed walkie talkies.

She appeared "fresh and in good health", Min Min Soe added.

© AFP