Article 64MJ5 Aung San Suu Kyi faces total of 26 years in prison after latest corruption sentencing

Aung San Suu Kyi faces total of 26 years in prison after latest corruption sentencing

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Rebecca Ratcliffe South-East Asia correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#64MJ5)

Court controlled by junta adds a further three years in jail to raft of other sentences handed to the former leader

A military-controlled court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in jail for corruption, according to reports, meaning she now faces a total of 26 years in prison.

Aung San Suu Kyi has faced a raft of legal cases after the military's seizure of power in February 2021, from incitement and multiple corruption charges, to illegal possession of walkie-talkies and breaking Covid restrictions.

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