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YANGON : The ongoing seizures suffered by the US man on trial in Myanmar for trespassing at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's home could further delay a court verdict, an official told AFP Thursday.
John Yettaw, 54, who according to his lawyer has epilepsy and other health problems, is being treated in intensive care at Yangon General Hospital after being taken from Insein prison on Monday night.
"If it continues like this the trial could be delayed, but it is up to the senior authorities," the Myanmar official said on condition of anonymity.
"Mr Yettaw is getting better but he is still in intensive care because sometimes he has fits."
American Yettaw is on trial in the military-run nation alongside Suu Kyi and two of her female aides for swimming to her lakeside home in May -- he says to warn her of his vision she would be assassinated.
He faces charges of abetting Suu Kyi's breach of security laws, immigration violations and a municipal charge of illegal swimming. All four defendants face up to five years in prison.
A verdict in Suu Kyi's two-and-a-half month trial had been expected last week but judges postponed their pronouncement until August 11, saying they needed time to review the case.
- AFP/ir
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