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A court docket in military-run Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted chief Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 extra years in jail after convicting her on 4 additional counts of corruption, in step with a supply accustomed to the topic and native media studies.
The newest verdict within the sequence of secretive trials in opposition to the Nobel laureate takes her overall prison time period to 17 years and springs because the UN’s Special Envoy on Myanmar traveled to the rustic on Monday to handle the “deteriorating (rights) situation.”
Suu Kyi, who grew to become 77 in June, has in the past been discovered to blame of a couple of offenses starting from graft to election violations.
On Monday she was once discovered to blame of misusing budget from a charity and leasing government-owned land at discounted costs, in step with the CNN supply.
Suu Kyi is being held in solitary confinement at a jail within the capital Naypyitaw and has denied all fees in opposition to her.
International rights teams and global leaders have expressed worry in regards to the deteriorating state of human rights in Myanmar and brushed aside ongoing trials in opposition to Suu Kyi, calling them “unfair and unjust.”
“The Myanmar military junta’s unjust conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi is part of its methodical assault on human rights around the country,” mentioned Elaine Pearson, performing Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a remark Monday.
“The military’s willingness to forcibly disappear the country’s high-profile civilian leader reveals the brutality that lesser-known political prisoners face,” Pearson mentioned.
Meanwhile, UN’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, traveled to Myanmar on Monday to handle the “deteriorating situation and immediate concerns,” the UN mentioned in a remark.
“The Special Envoy’s visit follows her extensive consultations with actors from across the political spectrum, civil society as well as communities affected by the ongoing conflict,” the remark mentioned.