Monday 15 August 2022 03:49 PM Myanmar jails Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, for another six years for 'corruption' ... trends now

Monday 15 August 2022 03:49 PM Myanmar jails Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, for another six years for 'corruption' ... trends now
Monday 15 August 2022 03:49 PM Myanmar jails Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, for another six years for 'corruption' ... trends now

Monday 15 August 2022 03:49 PM Myanmar jails Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, for another six years for 'corruption' ... trends now

A Myanmar junta court jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, a source close to the case said.

The sentence, on top of an 11 year term she was sentenced to for various charges the junta foisted upon her following their anti-democratic coup, takes the ousted leader's prison time to 17 years.

Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government on February 1 last year, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief period of democracy.

She has since been hit with a series of charges, including violating the official secrets act, corruption and electoral fraud. She faces decades in jail if convicted on all counts.

Suu Kyi was sentenced to 'six years imprisonment under four anti-corruption charges', said the source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.

Each charge carried a maximum of 15 years in jail. Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years for each, but three of the sentences would be served concurrently, the source said.

A Myanmar junta court jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, a source close to the case said

A Myanmar junta court jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, a source close to the case said

Detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (C) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February on May 21, 2021

Detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (C) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February on May 21, 2021

Demonstrators hold placards with pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22,

Demonstrators hold placards with pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22,

Suu Kyi was sentenced to 'six years imprisonment under four anti-corruption charges', said the source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media

Suu Kyi was sentenced to 'six years imprisonment under four anti-corruption charges', said the source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media

She appeared in good health and did not make any statement following the sentencing, they added.

A junta spokesman could not be reached for comment.

The Nobel laureate had already been sentenced to 11 years in jail for corruption, incitement against the military, breaching Covid-19 rules and breaking a telecommunications law.

Journalists have been barred from attending the court hearings and Suu Kyi's lawyers have been banned from speaking to the media.

The United States slammed the latest sentencing as an 'affront to justice and the rule of law'.

'We call on the regime to immediately release

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