Myanmar again closes Suu Kyi trial

BANGKOK, Myanmar, May 21 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government has again closed the trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to foreign diplomats, officials said Thursday.

Authorities had opened proceedings to 29 ambassadors and a handful of local reporters Wednesday. But, one day later, court officials again barred all visitors and observers amid growing international outrage over the trial, The New York Times reported.

Suu Kyi, 63, the pro-democracy leader, is being tried for violating the terms of her current six-year house arrest.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assailed the military junta during a Senate budget hearing, charging it was "outrageous that they are trying her, and that they continue to hold her because of her political popularity. "

The latest charges were brought against Suu Kyi after an American adventurer swam across a lake in central Yangon and spent a night at the waterfront villa where she has spent 13 of the last 19 years under house arrest. The terms of her detention prohibit foreign guests or overnight visits without permission.

The swimmer, John Yettaw, 53, of Falcon, Mo., also faces trial.