After finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, a special court sentenced the country's ousted leader to four years in prison. 9News
capital has sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said.is being prosecuted since the army seized powe
The army, whose allied party lost many seats in the election, claimed massive voting fraud, but independent election observers did not detect any major irregularities. Opposition to military rule remains strong 10 months after the army's takeover, and the verdict may inflame tensions even further. At the same time, it agreed to allow testimony this week on a separate coronavirus charge from an additional defence witness who had previously been unable to attend court because of ill health.The prosecution's evidence consisted of statements posted on a Facebook page of Ms Suu Kyi's party.
Activists display posters and defaced portraits of Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a rally against the military coup in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021.
; and four separate corruption charges covering the alleged acceptance of a bribe and abuse of office to obtain favourable terms on property transactions.Each of the corruption charges has a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment and a fine.
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