Kyaw Zwar Minn, Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom, has gone on trial in London on charges of diplomatic trespass after spending more than three years living in the ambassador's official residence without authorisation. He was locked out of the Myanmar embassy in April 2021 after publicly declaring loyalty to deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, following the military coup led by General Min Aung Hlaing that plunged the country into civil war. His defence argues that the military government is illegitimate and therefore had no authority to remove him, while prosecutors contend that his personal view of the regime's legitimacy does not constitute a legal defence.