Myanmar’s junta has jailed ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and over threw her government on February 1, 2021, bringing an end to the Southeast Asian country’s brief period of democracy.
She has since then been slammed with series of charges, including violating the official secrets act, corruption, and electoral fraud, and faces decades in jail if convicted on all counts.
On Monday, December 6, 2021, Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years for incitement against the military and another two years for breaching a natural disaster law relating to Covid.
In this file photo taken on March 7, 2021 Myanmar migrants in Thailand hold up pictures of ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a protest against the military coup in their home country
Former president Win Myint was also jailed for four years on the same charges, he said, but added they would not yet be taken to prison.
According to AFP, Zaw Min Tun, a junta spokesman, who spoke with its representative revealed that the duo have not yet been taken to prison, and these convictions are the first of a series of possible sentences that could see the Nobel laureate imprisoned for decades.
“They will face other charges from the places where they are staying now”, he added, referring to their detention in the capital of Naypyidaw, but without giving further details.
Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP)
