Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for 4 more years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in jail.

The 76-year-old was found guilty of several charges, including possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies.

Ms Suu Kyi has been on trial for 11 separate cases that carry a combined maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison.

Last month she was handed a four-year sentence for incitement and breaching COVID-19 rules, which was then reduced to two years on humanitarian grounds.

The Nobel laureate’s supporters say all the charges are trumped up and designed to remove her from politics.

Her trial is being held behind closed doors.

Monday's verdict in the court in the capital, Naypyidaw, was conveyed by a legal official — who insisted on anonymity for fear of being punished by the authorities, who have restricted the release of information about Ms Suu Kyi's trials.

He said she was sentenced to two years in prison under the Export-Import Law for importing the walkie-talkies and one year under the Telecommunications Law for possessing them.

The sentences are to be served concurrently.

She also received a two-year sentence under the Natural Disaster Management Law for allegedly violating coronavirus rules while campaigning.

Ms Suu Kyi's party won a landslide victory in a 2020 general election, but the military claimed there was widespread electoral fraud, an assertion that independent poll watchers doubted.

Since her first guilty verdict, Ms Suu Kyi has been attending court hearings in prison clothes — a white top and a brown longyi skirt provided by the authorities._Agencies