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A Myanmar court sentenced deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breach of covid-19 rules, in the first verdict against the Nobel Prize winner of the Peace since the military took power in February.
Suu Kyi, 76, was Myanmar's councilor of state and de facto leader of the country before she was overthrown and detained by the Army 10 months ago and charged with nearly a dozen charges totaling combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years. .
Aung San Suu Kyi
These are several counts of corruption, each with a maximum prison sentence of 15 years, for violating the pandemic restrictions of covid-19 during the 2020 election campaign, incitement, importation and illegal possession of walkie talkies and for breaking the law. of official colonial-era secrets, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
She has rejected all the allegations and her supporters say the charges against her are political.
The charges against Aung San Suu Kyi
The Zabuthiri court in the capital Naypyidaw sentenced Suu Kyi to two years in prison on Monday after she was found guilty of incitement and two years after she was found guilty of violating section 25 of the Disaster Management Act, they said. sources close to the trial told CNN.
Deposed Myanmar President Win Myint was also sentenced to four years in prison.
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It is not clear where they will serve their sentences.
Myanmar's military junta has tried to restrict information about the trials.
In October, they imposed a gag order on Suu Kyi's legal team that prevented them from speaking to the media.
The verdict comes a day after security forces cracked down on a protest in the country's largest city, Yangon, on Sunday, prompting condemnations from the United Nations and the United States.
Protests in Myanmar
At least five people were killed when a vehicle crashed into protesters against the junta, Myanmar Now news outlet reported Sunday, citing protesters and eyewitnesses.
A reporter who witnessed the incident told CNN that it was a military vehicle that rammed the protesters.
Eleven protesters were also arrested at the scene of the incident, including two men and a woman who were injured, according to a statement from the Myanmar military.
However, the statement did not acknowledge the reported deaths or the alleged vehicular attack.
The United Nations in Myanmar condemned the incident of the "reported attack on several unarmed civilians in Kyimyindaing Township, Yangon, in which a vehicle belonging to the security forces rammed protesters who were then attacked with live ammunition, causing the death and injury of numerous people ".
The US Embassy said it was "appalled by reports that security forces opened fire, ran over and killed several peaceful protesters."
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