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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four more years in prison

Suu Kyi has denied all charges

MYANMAR-POLITICS/ Displaced: Aung San Suu Kyi | Reuters

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to  four more years in prison. 
Suu Kyi faces several charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies and breaking COVID-19 protocol. 76-year-old Suu Kyi is on trial on for nearly a dozen
cases that carry combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison. 

Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government.


The cases are among about a dozen brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power last February, ousting her elected government.

Suu Kyi's supporters say the charges against her are contrived to legitimize the military's actions and prevent her from returning to politics. 

--With PTI inputs

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