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Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to decades
of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year
and has already been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
She denies all the allegations against her.
On Friday, she was judged to have committed fraud in a November
2020 general election that her National League for Democracy (NLD)
won with an overwhelming legislative majority, trouncing a party
created by the powerful military.
The source, who declined to be identified because they were not
authorised to speak to media, said it was unclear what hard
labour would entail. Co-defendant Win Myint, the deposed
president, was given the same sentence, the source said.
A spokesperson for the ruling military council did not
immediately respond to a request for comment. The junta has said
Suu Kyi is being given due process.
The military seized power in February 2021 to stop Suu Kyi's NLD
from forming a new government after the election that it said
had instances of fraud that had not properly been investigated.
The NLD has denied fraud and said it won fairly.
Suu Kyi, 77, has been on trial for more than a year on multiple
charges, ranging from corruption and incitement to leaks of
official secrets, for which the combined maximum sentences is
more than 190 years.
Her trials have been held behind closed doors in the capital,
Naypyitaw, and the junta's statements on the proceedings have
been limited. A gag order has been imposed on Suu Kyi's lawyers.
(Reporting by Reuters staff; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by
Clarence Fernandez, Robert Birsel)
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