BANGKOK: A court of military-ruled Burma on Monday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on other corruption charges and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison, a judicial official said.
The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for the media or the public, and his lawyers were prohibited by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings.
In the four corruption cases decided on Monday that Suu Kyi allegedly abused her position to rent public land at below-market prices and built a residence with donations intended for charitable purposes. She received three-year sentences for each of the four counts, but the sentences for three of them will be served simultaneously, giving her a total of six additional years in prison.
She has denied all charges and her lawyers are expected to appeal.
She had previously been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sedition, corruption and other charges in previous trials after the military overthrew her elected government and detained her in February 2021.
Analysts say the numerous charges against her and her allies are an attempt to legitimize the military’s takeover while eliminating her from politics before the military holds the elections it has promised for next year.
The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for the media or the public, and his lawyers were prohibited by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings.
In the four corruption cases decided on Monday that Suu Kyi allegedly abused her position to rent public land at below-market prices and built a residence with donations intended for charitable purposes. She received three-year sentences for each of the four counts, but the sentences for three of them will be served simultaneously, giving her a total of six additional years in prison.
She has denied all charges and her lawyers are expected to appeal.
She had previously been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sedition, corruption and other charges in previous trials after the military overthrew her elected government and detained her in February 2021.
Analysts say the numerous charges against her and her allies are an attempt to legitimize the military’s takeover while eliminating her from politics before the military holds the elections it has promised for next year.
