December 6, 2021, 02:51am
A court in the country sentenced the ousted leader of the party to four years in prison for inciting public unrest and breaching Covid-19 protocols, a ruling that came several months after she and her party were deposed by a military coup.
There are at least 11 charges that could see her imprisoned for life.
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The country's natural disaster law that is in place during the Pandemic is one of the reasons why the military junta decided to charge the opposition leader with breaching a law that criminalizes speech that may cause public unrest.
The case against her was based on statements she made on her party's Facebook page in the last year before the elections.
Win Myint was sentenced to four years in jail for the same charges.
They will not be taken to prison to serve these sentences yet as they face a lot of other charges that have been brought against them by the country's military dictatorship.
The charges against her could lead to her being imprisoned for the rest of her life.
The country's junta leader banned the lawyers from speaking publicly because their statements could "destabilize the country."
After being forced to share power for five years, the National League for Democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi won the national elections in November 2020. Independent election observers dismissed claims of voter fraud after the Union Solidarity and Development Party was trounced. In February, the military seized power in a coup and justified it by repeating voter fraud accusations. After the coup, the world condemnation of the junta was triggered. Protests have prevented the junta leadership from fully consolidating their power in the country since the coup.
At least three people were killed on Sunday when an army vehicle rammed into a group of protesters in the biggest city in the country. There was a march in Yangon on Sunday ahead of the verdict. A witness told the Associated Press that the military opened fire during the protests. The U.S. Embassy condemned the military's use of brutal violence, noting the importance of restoring the country's path to inclusive democracy.
The number is big.
1,303. The number of civilians killed since the military coup in February is stated by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. A total of 10,681 people have been arrested by the military regime.
The court sentenced the ousted leader to four years.
The ousted civilian leader was found guilty of public insinuation and Covid violations.
