The four-year prison sentence given to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of incitement and failing to observe pandemic restrictions is one small shot in a legal offensive intended to deal her and her party a crippling political blow.
Suu Kyi’s supporters and legal experts generally believe the cases against her have been contrived to discredit her and justify the military’s seizure of power in February.
Suu Kyi and her co-defendants have been charged under a wide range of laws and have pleaded not guilty to every charge.Suu Kyi is charged with having walkie-talkies that were operated by her security guards without a license. Maximum penalty is one year in prison and a fine. Verdict expected Dec. 13.Suu Kyi is charged with improperly importing the walkie-talkies. It was the first charge filed after her house was raided when the military seized power on Feb.
Suu Kyi has also been charged with diverting money meant as charitable donations to build a residence, and misusing her position to obtain rental properties at lower-than-market prices for a charitable foundation named after her mother that she chaired. The Anti-Corruption Commission has alleged such actions deprived the state of revenue it would otherwise have earned.A fifth corruption charge, also involving the rental of real estate, has not yet gone to trial.
The commission said Suu Kyi, former President Win Myint, other leading figures from her party and the commission’s former chairman were “involved in electoral processes, election fraud and lawless actions” related to the polls. An election commissioner announced that Suu Kyi and two colleagues are accused of violating the constitution and several election laws.
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