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Then Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, December 11, 2019
A COURT in junta-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption today, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her.
The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.
Friday’s case involved five offences under the anti-corruption law and followed earlier convictions on seven other corruption counts, each of which were punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.
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