Nobel laureate is on trial in nearly a dozen cases that carry combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on Monday on several charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76, in on trial in nearly a dozen cases that carry combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison. She denies all charges. On December 6, she received a four-year jail sentence for incitement and breaching coronavirus rules. The junta says Suu Kyi is being given due process by an independent court led by a judge appointed by her own administration.Her trial in the capital, Naypyitaw, has been closed to the media and Suu Kyi's lawyers have been barred from communicating with the media and public.