A junta court on Monday sentenced Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison, media outlets reported as quoting sources familiar with the court proceedings.
The 76-year-old leader was found guilty of two charges related to illegally importing and owning walkie-talkies and one of breaking rules of coronavirus, a source, who has knowledge of the case told AFP.
According to the news agency, Myanmar Now, Judge Maung Maung Lwin handed her two years’ imprisonment under the Export-Import Law and one year under the Communications Law for walkie-talkies seized during a pre-dawn raid on her residence as the military coup unfolded on February 1 last year.
Suu Kyi also received a two-year sentence under the Natural Disaster Management Law for the alleged violation of Covid-19 public health restrictions during the 2020 election campaign period, the news agency reported. The court determined that she serve the prison terms concurrently.
According to the outlets, Journalists and members of the public were excluded from the trial, so Suu Kyi’s reaction is unknown.
Twelve legal cases have been brought against Suu Kyi, and experts say she could face jail time totaling more than 100 years, the DPA news agency reports.
In a first verdict in December, she was given four years in prison for inciting unrest and violating Covid-19 restrictions.
Myanmar’s military rulers then reduced her sentence to two years.
It is unclear whether Suu Kyi will serve time in prison or be allowed to remain under house arrest.
She was arrested on February 1 last year, hours before the military overthrew the country’s democratically elected civilian leaders.
(With inputs from agencies)
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