Because of a walkie-talkie: 4 more years in prison for ousted Myanmar leader
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10/01/2022
Monday, 10 January 2022, 11:52 Updated: 12:03
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Demonstration of support for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Tokyo, February 3, 2021 (Photo: AP)
A military court in Myanmar today (Monday) sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison for a series of offenses, including illegal possession of walkie-talkies and violation of corona regulations. She had already been sentenced to four years in prison last month, when she was convicted of incitement, but he was shortened by two years in the decision of the military junta that arrested her after the military coup on February 1 last year.
It is not clear where 76-year-old Sochi, who previously won the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle for democracy in the country, is being held. In addition to the six years of cumulative imprisonment already imposed on her, she is on trial for a host of other offenses, including security offenses, and she may end her life in custody. The trials against her are being conducted in great secrecy, and her lawyers are not allowed to speak to the media.
Her arrest and trial have led to protests by military opponents, some of whom have called for an armed struggle against the junta, and condemnations of human rights organizations, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union
. , The Asia's deputy director for the Human Rights Watch, said it was a "legal circus" and that Suu Kyi had been secretly prosecuted on false charges. According to him, the army wants to neutralize the political threat posed to it by it. Its party, the National League for Democracy, recorded a sweeping victory in the November 2020 election, but the military refused to accept the results and overthrew the civilian administration.
Following the coup, huge demonstrations broke out across Myanmar, and the military responded with a heavy hand. According to an aid organization for political prisoners in the country, 1,447 people have been killed by security forces since February. Another 11,421 people were arrested. Robertson curates that the junta violates everyone's human rights - Meso ChAnd elected officials in the previous government to street activists.
"Once again Aung San Suu Kyi has become a symbol of what is happening to the country and she has returned to the role of a political hostage of an army determined to maintain power through the use of intimidation and violence," he said.
"Luckily and fortunately for Myanmar, Myanmar's popular movement has grown beyond the leadership of one woman and one party."
The junta continues to face widespread resistance, including peaceful protest movements and armed uprising.
It is struggling to control the country, which in addition to the military escalation it is experiencing, its public services, including education and health systems, has collapsed and the economy has fallen into a severe crisis.
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