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Myanmar: Myanmar military chief reduces Suu Kyi’s jail term by half
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NAYPYITAW, 07 December 2021, (TON): Myanmar's junta chief reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years, after she was jailed for four years for incitement against the military.
Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief period of democracy.
She has since been hit with a series of charges, including violating the official secrets act, illegally importing walkie talkies and electoral fraud, and faces decades in prison.
Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years for incitement against the military and another two years for breaching a natural disaster law relating to Covid, junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun told media by phone.
Former president Win Myint was also initially jailed for four years on the same charges, which the US later blasted as an "affront" to justice.
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