Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize and Political, was sentenced by a Myanmar court to 4 years in prison, later reduced to two years by the Burmese military junta. The charges against him are inciting dissent against the military and violating anti Covid measures.

Former president Win Myint was also sentenced with the same charges: the two former leaders will not be transferred to prison for the time being, the spokesman said. "They will face more charges from the places they are now" in the capital Naypyidaw.

The 76-year-old is detained by the generals' coup last February 1st. The junta has since accused her of a slew of alleged crimes, including violation of the law on official secrets, corruption and electoral fraud. If she were to be definitively convicted, she risks decades in prison.

"The harsh sentences inflicted on Aung San Suu Kyi - said Amnesty International in a statement - on the basis of false accusations are the latest example of the willingness of the military to eliminate all opposition and stifle freedoms in Burma".

According to a local monitoring group, more than 1,300 people were killed and over 10,000 arrested in the crackdown on dissent following the coup.

(Unioneonline / D)

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