(Reuters) – A Burmese court on Monday sentenced late leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on several counts, including illegal possession of walkie-talkie radios, a person said. made the procedure.
The court sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to two years in prison for breaking the import and export law by owning these radios.
Aung San Suu Kyi was also sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of violating the Natural Disaster Management Act related to the coronavirus rules, the source said.
The former Burmese leader, aged 76, has been the target of a dozen procedures since the military coup of February 1.
The winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize is accused in particular of corruption, violation of the legislation on state secrets, infringement of telecommunications regulations, all charges whose cumulative penalties could result in more than 100 years in prison.
Last December, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in prison for violating the rules on handling the coronavirus epidemic. This sentence was then reduced to two years’ imprisonment.
Burma has been in crisis since the army seized power at the expense of the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
(Reuters editorial report, edited by Ed Davies; French version Camille Raynaud)