Suu Kyi awaits Myanmar court ruling this week
2022.12.27 00:39
Suu Kyi awaits Myanmar court ruling this week
Budrigannews.com – According to a source familiar with Aung San Suu Kyi’s trials, a court in Myanmar, which is ruled by the military, will deliver its final verdicts on Friday, concluding lengthy proceedings that the West has branded a sham.
When the military took power on February 1 of last year, Suu Kyi, 77, was detained. This coup brought an end to a decade of tentative democracy and plunged the country into chaos.
After previously being placed under house arrest in an undisclosed location, she is currently being held in an annex of a jail in Naypyitaw and is only able to speak with lawyers on trial days.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, arguably the most well-known figure in Myanmar, has been found guilty of multiple offenses and given at least 26 years in prison in trials that critics have dismissed as ploys meant to ward off the military’s most formidable adversary.
She has been found guilty of incitement, violating a state secrets law, and attempting to influence the country’s election commission, in addition to violating COVID-19 restrictions and illegally owning radio equipment.
The junta’s spokesperson could not be reached for comment at this time. Despite the fact that the judge was appointed by Suu Kyi’s administration, the military claims that Suu Kyi is being treated fairly by an independent court.
The source, who requested anonymity due to the junta’s efforts to conceal information regarding her trials, stated on Tuesday that the court is scheduled to rule in five corruption cases against her, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
The lengthy court proceedings involving Suu Kyi have been held behind closed doors, with her lawyers under a gag order and state media reporting only a small amount of information.
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She may not be aware of developments in Myanmar, where a resistance movement and shadow government have been fighting on multiple fronts to undermine the junta’s rule and the United Nations has accused the military of atrocities against civilians. The missing word “with” has been added to paragraph 1 of this story.)
