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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for four years
Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed for four years
The Former Leader, who was toppled in a military coup in February, is facing a string of corruption charges.
A court in Myanmar on Monday sentenced the country’s ousted civilian leader to four years in prison on charges of inciting public unrest and breaching Covid-19 protocols.
She is facing a series of rulings that could keep her locked up for the rest of her life.
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained in a military coup in February, is facing a total of 11 charges and a maximum imprisonment of 102 years.
A Myanmar Court was expected to deliver the first verdicts against the country’s ousted civilian leader today.
She is facing 11 charges and a maximum imprisonment of 102 years.
The United Nations have described the trials as being “politically motivated”.
Myanmar’s Junta have barred all five of her lawyers from speaking to the media, stating that communications from them could “destabilise the country.”