Myanmar charges tycoon close to Suu Kyi's party with graft

Eden Group founder Chit Khine is National League for Democracy supporter

Eden Group Chairman Chit Khine, seen here in a 2016 photo, was detained on April 25 after returning to Myanmar from a trip overseas, according to local media. (Photo by Kentaro Iwamoto)

Nikkei staff writers

April 28, 2022 03:12 JST

BANGKOK -- A prominent Myanmar businessman with ties to Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has been charged with corruption, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.

Chit Khine had been an active member of the NLD before founding Eden Group, one of Myanmar's leading conglomerates, in 1990. He was targeted by U.S. and European sanctions under Myanmar's last military government, but emerged as major supporter to the NLD after it took control of Myanmar in 2016.