Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's former de facto leader who was ousted in a military coup on February 1, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after being "found guilty on allegations of inciting unrest and breaking Covid guidelines under a natural catastrophes law," according to the media.
The BBC reports that Monday's sentencing was the "first in a sequence of rulings that could put her in prison for the rest of her life." The 76-year-old former State Councillor is facing a total of 11 years in prison, all of which she has denied. Suu Kyi has been in house detention in an unidentified location since the coup that destroyed her National League for Democracy (NLD) government.
Meanwhile, former President Win Myint was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday on the same accusations. The military conducted the coup after alleging voter fraud in the huge victory of the NLD in the 2020 national elections. According to rights groups, the military takeover sparked widespread protests, and Myanmar's military has repressed pro-democracy protesters, activists, and journalists.
According to the monitoring group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, more than 10,600 people have been arrested by the junta since February, with at least 1,303 others dead in the demonstrations.
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