A Burmese military court convicted the impeached leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner on Monday Aung San Suu Kyi According to sources close to the judicial process, he was sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption cases attributed to him.
Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years in prison after she was found guilty. abuse their position According to local media Myanmar Now, he is to rent a piece of land below market price and build a house, which he must dedicate the other three through donations to charitable causes at a foundation he heads.
overthrown leader 77 yearsHe was tried behind closed doors by a court controlled by the putschist army in the capital, Naypyidaw.
The six-year sentence adds to the eleven-year sentence that Suu Kyi was already convicted of. remains under arrest Since the morning of February 1, 2021, when General Min Aung Hlain seized power in a military coup.
The ousted leader was sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes in April. $600,000 and 11.4 kilos of gold from former Yangon Governor Phyo Min Thein, who testified against the elected leader in October.
In December, Suu Kyi was sentenced to prison. four yearsHe was sentenced to four years in prison in January for bypassing measures against the spread of covid-19 and for illegal imports, while being reduced to two for violating the pandemic laws and inciting authorities due to the military junta’s partial amnesty. telecommunications device.
The former Minister of State is also on trial for alleged violations of official secrets law, serving a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison, and is on trial for electoral fraud. November 2020 elections.
Suu Kyi’s lawyers used by the military junta banned from speaking to the media, They called all the accusations against him fabricated.
Coup led by General Min Aung Hlain fell through Burma It opened a spiral of violence in a deep political, social and economic crisis and with new civilian militias exacerbating the guerrilla warfare that the country has been waging for decades.
According to data collected by the Burmese NGO, at least 2,189 people have died as a result of brutal repression by police and soldiers, who even opened fire to kill peaceful and unarmed protesters. Political Prisoners Aid Association.
Source: Informacion
