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Aung San Suu Kyi and Sean Turnell jailed for three years for violating privacy laws
The 76-year-old Nobel laureate faces several criminal cases, including voter fraud
In the country’s coups, 1,800 people were killed and more than 10,000 people were detained.
napidow, A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday sentenced leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for the past year, and her former Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell to three years in prison. According to a report by Reuters news agency, Aung San Suu Kyi and Sean Turnell were charged with violating the Official Secrets Act. However, both had requested not to plead guilty.
The report said Suu Kyi and several members of her financial team were convicted of the same crime, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. Thousands of people, including politicians, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, students and journalists, including Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, were arrested after the military seized power in a coup in the country.
11 years old has already met
The 76-year-old Nobel laureate was previously sentenced to 11 years in prison by an army-run court for several criminal offenses including voter fraud. Suu Kyi still faces 10 other corruption charges, each carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years. There are also allegations of election fraud and violation of the Official Secrets Act. His supporters say the junta regime has weighed in on the life sentence for Suu Kyi, a symbol of democracy in Myanmar.
If convicted of all charges, Suu Kyi could face up to 190 years in prison. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), about 1,800 people were killed and more than ten thousand were detained in a military crackdown on inciting discontent during the country’s coup.
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First Published: 29 September 2022, 11:15 IST
