Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on two more corruption charges

Myanmars junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption a source with knowledge of the case said taking the Nobel laureates total jail time to 26 yearsSuu Kyi was sentenced to three years imprisonment each for two corruption cases in which she had been accused of taking bribes from a businessman the source said adding that the terms would be served concurrentlyDetained since the putsch last year Suu Kyi has already been convicted of corruption and a clutch of other charges by a closed junta courtIn the latest case the Nobel laureate who has been in military custody since the night of the coup was accused of taking bribes of 550000 from businessman Maung WeikSuu Kyi who denies all charges against her appeared in good health and would appeal the source addedShe is currently on trial for five other corruption chargesJournalists have been barred from attending the court hearings and Suu Kyis lawyers have been banned from speaking to the media Confined Suu Kyi has been the face of Myanmars democratic hopes for more than 30 years and was previously a political prisoner Since February 2021 she has once again been confined by the military with her link to the outside world now limited to brief pretrial meetings with lawyersMany of her political allies have also been arrested since the coup with one chief minister sentenced to 75 years in jailLast year a military broadcaster aired a video of Maung Weik saying that he had given Suu Kyi 550000 over several yearsMaung Weik said he had donated money to senior government figures for the good of his businessThe Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military seized power sparking widespread armed resistanceThe junta has responded with a crackdown that rights groups say includes razing villages mass extrajudicial killings and airstrikes on civiliansMore than one million people have been displaced since the coup according to the United Nations childrens agencyMore than 2300 people have been killed and over 15000 arrested since the military seized power according to a local monitoring groupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever