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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 extra years in jail

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A courtroom in Myanmar sentenced ousted chief Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 extra years in jail on Monday after discovering her responsible of illegally uploading and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a prison authentic stated.

Suu Kyi used to be convicted final month on two different fees and given a four-year jail sentence, which used to be then halved by means of the top of the military-installed govt.

The circumstances are amongst a few dozen introduced in opposition to the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate because the military seized energy final February, ousting her elected govt.

Suu Kyi’s supporters say the costs in opposition to her are contrived to legitimize the army’s movements and save you her from returning to politics