2023-08-01 07:29:58
Myanmar
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is partially pardoned
Aung San Suu Kyi is partially pardoned. She had been sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison by a court controlled by the military junta for several alleged crimes.
Updated1. Aug 2023, 09:29
Aung San Suu Kyi is pardoned.
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The military seized power in Myanmar in February 2021 and toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which was elected by a large majority.
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The junta suppressed protests against the coup, some violently. According to a local monitoring group, more than 3,800 people have been killed since the coup.
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the former Freedom machine Aung San Suu Kyi is partially pardoned. The military government in Myanmar has reduced prison terms, state media reported on Tuesday. The pardon is related to a religious ceremony. Former President Win Myint’s sentence was also reduced as part of the pardon for more than 7,000 inmates.
The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner was ousted as de facto head of government in the course of the military coup in February 2021. She was later sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison by a court controlled by the military junta for several alleged offences. Observers spoke of a show trial.
Thousands of people killed
The military seized power in Myanmar in February 2021 and toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which was elected by a large majority. The junta slammed protests against the coup sometimes violently down. According to a local monitoring group, more than 3,800 people have been killed since the coup.
Since then, Suu Kyi has been held in solitary confinement in a prison in the capital, Naypyidaw. Her lawyers have been banned from speaking publicly. According to the information, she is now in an apartment that is used by high government officials.
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