Aung San Suu Kyi is 64

YANGON, Myanmar, June 18 (UPI) -- Imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on trial in military-ruled Myanmar, turned 64 Friday as thousands around the world greeted her on a Web site.

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate kept under house arrest for 13 of the past 19 years for her pro-democracy activities, has been accused of subversion. She is currently kept in a prison, awaiting a judge's ruling on when to hear her appeal to allow more witnesses at her trial, CNN reported.

Messages of good wishes poured in through a Web site created for Suu Kyi's birthday with a 64-world limit, CNN reported.

One such message signed by a United Kingdom woman said: "This message isn't going to be remarkable. 64 words are not enough for this injustice, not that 64 million would be; but I hope you find them heartening … You are an inspiration, a fighting soul and an aspiration; a hero. Stay strong."

The junta in Myanmar accused Suu Kyi of violating house arrest by offering temporary shelter to American John William Yettaw, who swam to her lakeside home May 3, the report said.

She has said she doesn't know Yettaw, didn't know of his plans and didn't do anything wrong.

Critics say the trial is an excuse to prolong her confinement, as the junta would otherwise have been forced to free her by last month. Her confinement is also seen as a ploy by the authorities to prevent her from participating in the general elections set for next year.