Myanmar’s junta condemned over guilty verdicts in Aung San Suu Kyi trial
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5SQ7J)
First verdicts announced in cases against Myanmar's former leader, who was deposed in a coup in February
A military court in Myanmar has found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of incitement and breaking Covid restrictions, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, European Union and others, who described the verdicts as politically motivated.
The 76-year-old, who was deposed in a coup in February, is set to serve two years in detention at an undisclosed location, a sentence reduced from four years after a partial pardon from the country's military chief, state TV reported.
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