A Myanmar court on Monday sentenced the former head of the civilian government Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison for inciting public unrest and violating health rules related to COVID-19.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, overthrown by the military in February, was sentenced to two years in prison under section 505 (b) and two years in prison under the Natural Disasters Act, Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for the country's military junta, said.
It was just a year ago that her National League for Democracy party won a landslide election victory that would have put her and her party back in office for a second consecutive five-year term after decades of army-dominated rule.
The military seized back power on Feb. 1, arresting Suu Kyi and scores of
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