Myanmar courtroom sentences Suu Kyi to three years in jail for voting fraud

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Myanmar courtroom sentences Suu Kyi to three years in jail for voting fraud

A Myanmar courtroom sentenced on Friday Country’s deposed chief Aung San Suu Kyi Imprisoned for 3 years after being discovered responsible of involvement in election fraud.

The ruling provides extra jail time to the 17 years she is already serving for different crimes.

It additionally jeopardizes the very existence of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy celebration, as the federal government promised a navy in 2023 after specific threats to dissolve it earlier than a brand new election.

Suu Kyi’s celebration received a landslide victory within the 2020 common election.

The navy seized energy from Suu Kyi’s elected authorities on February 1, 2021, saying it labored due to alleged widespread voter fraud. Independent election observers didn’t discover any main irregularities.

Two senior members of Suu Kyi’s former authorities had been co-defendants within the case and had been additionally sentenced to 3 years in jail.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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