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Military Court Sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 More Years in Prison

HeadlineJan 10, 2022

In Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another four years in prison after a closed military court found her guilty of possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus measures, in what rights groups say are more trumped-up charges. Suu Kyi was overthrown alongside Burma’s civilian leadership in last February’s deadly military coup.

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