EU’s statement on the final sentencing of President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

BRUSSELS, 31 December 2022, (TON): This Friday, a military-controlled court in Myanmar delivered its final verdicts against detained President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, concluding a series of purely politically motivated trials conducted in the course of the past thirteen months.

These trials were carried forward with no respect for due legal procedure or necessary judicial guarantees and are a clear attempt to exclude democratically elected leaders from political life.

Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi face a total of 12 and 33 years’ imprisonment respectively, including 3 years of hard labour, representing another blatant violation of human rights in Myanmar.

The European Union strongly condemns these trials, verdicts and the overall dismantlement of democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar.

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