Myanmar’s 77-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered to serve a total of 33 years in prison after convictions on multiple charges since her overthrow in a coup early last year.
Following is a summary of the cases and verdicts based on information available from the secretive trials that started in June 2021. Suu Kyi has denied wrongdoing.
– Intent to incite, over a letter sent by her party to international organisations, while she was in detention and denied visitors, asking them not to recognise a military government. Ordered to serve two years in prison, Dec. 6, 2021.
– Breaching a natural disasters mitigation law in violating COVID-19 rules while election campaigning. Ordered to serve two years in prison, Dec. 6, 2021, and again on Jan 10, 2022.
– Violating an import/export law and a telecommunications law by possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies and signal jammers. Ordered to serve two years and one year in jail, respectively, sentences served concurrently, Jan. 10, 2022.
– Accepting bribes totalling $600,000 and 11.4 kg of gold bars. Ordered to serve five years in prison, April 27, 2022.
– Misuse of funds from the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation that Suu Kyi chaired, to build a home and leasing government-owned land at discounted rate. Ordered to serve six years in prison, Aug 15, 2022.
– Influencing the election commission. Ordered to serve three years in prison with hard labour, Sept 2, 2022.
– Violating the Official Secrets Act. Ordered to serve three years in prison, Sept 29, 2022.
– Accepting bribes totalling $550,000 from Myanmar businessman Maung Weik, including a donation to government agencies to benefit his businesses. Ordered to serve three years in prison, Oct 12, 2022.
– Misuse of state funds for lease of a helicopter. Convicted of five counts of corruption, ordered to serve seven years in prison.
