INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year and has already been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison
She denies all the allegations against her.On Friday, she was judged to have committed fraud in a November 2020 general election that her
National League for Democracy (NLD) won with an overwhelming legislative majority, trouncing a party created by the powerful military.The
source, who declined to be identified because they were not authorised to speak to media, said it was unclear what hard labour would entail
Co-defendant Win Myint, the deposed president, was given the same sentence, the source said.A spokesperson for the ruling military council
did not immediately respond to a request for comment
government after the election that it said had instances of fraud that had not properly been investigated.The NLD has denied fraud and said
it won fairly.Suu Kyi, 76, has been on trial for more than a year on multiple charges, ranging from corruption and incitement to leaks of
official secrets, for which the combined maximum sentences is more than 190 years.Her trials have been held behind closed doors in the
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