[１５日 ロイター] – A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, to six years in prison on four counts of corruption. A source familiar with the matter said.
Suu Kyi has been charged with at least 18 counts, including corruption and electoral fraud, and faces up to nearly 190 years in prison.
Suu Kyi has denied both charges.
Suu Kyi was found guilty on Thursday of misappropriating funds from the Dawkinchie Foundation, which was set up to promote health and education, to build houses and renting out government land at discounted prices, sources familiar with the matter said. rice field.
Suu Kyi, who is being held in a prison cell in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, has already been sentenced to 11 years in prison for other crimes.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, also noted Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD). “It’s part of an operation to bury the NLD forever.”
A spokesman for the military junta, Zo Min Tun, could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.