Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gets 6 more years in jail on more corruption charges
This time, Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of misusing funds from a health and education foundation, which she set up in memory of her mother.
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Naypyidaw, August 16: A court controlled by military junta in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison over alleged corruption. She is now facing a total of 11 corruption charges and 18 indictments, said reports.
She had previously been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the illegal possession of a walkie-talkie and breaking Covid-19 restrictions.
The 77-year-old has been in solitary confinement in the capital Naypyidaw.
She was arrested on February 1, 2021, hours before army overthrew her and the country's democratically elected civilian leaders, returning Myanmar to military rule. Myanmar has been plunged into turmoil, with military struggling to contain protests and an armed resistance.
Rights groups say at least 1,900 people have been killed and over 14,000 arrested since the coup.
In April, she was sentenced to 5 years in jail in the first corruption case, where she was accused of accepting a bribe of $600,000 and gold from a former CM of Yangon city.
This time she was found guilty of misusing funds from a health and education foundation, which she set up in memory of her mother. Journalists and the public were again banned from attending the trial.
She had previously been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the illegal possession of a walkie-talkie and breaking Covid-19 restrictions.
The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner could face a maximum of 190 years in jail if found guilty of all cases, including fraud allegations surrounding the 2020 election which international observers say she won.
She was arrested on February 1, 2021, hours before army overthrew her and the country's democratically elected civilian leaders, returning Myanmar to military rule. Myanmar has been plunged into turmoil, with military struggling to contain protests and an armed resistance.
Rights groups say at least 1,900 people have been killed and over 14,000 arrested since the coup.
