Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on trial in Rangoon.
She is charged with breaching the terms of her house arrest, because of a visit by an American man who swam across a lake to her house earlier this month.
A lawyer for Ms Suu Kyi says she will plead not guilty as the American, John Yettaw, had not been invited.
The charges have been widely condemned, but a guilty verdict would mean she would be in jail during the run-up to elections planned next year.
A BBC correspondent in Burma - who is remaining anonymous for his safety - says amid the fear and paranoia generated by the ruling military junta, there are few visible signs of support for Ms Suu Kyi in the country.