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Final verdicts in Suu Kyi junta trial set for Friday

A Myanmar junta court will give its verdicts on five remaining charges in the 18-month trial of jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source said

Myanmar military junta releases 6,000 prisoners, over 7,000 still languishing in jails

The military junta of Myanmar has imprisoned around 16,232 people of which 13,015 still remained in confined before Thursday's mass reprieve

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years

Suu Kyi, 77, was detained on 1 February 2021, when the military seized power from her elected government

Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption, sentences her to five years in prison

Since a military coup deposed her government in February last year, plunging the country into upheaval, Suu Kyi has faced a barrage of criminal cases that could see her jailed for decades

Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction not end of road for Myanmar's democratic movement

A younger generation that came of age as the military began loosening its grip on politics and the economy and has tasted some freedoms is well positioned to carry on the struggle

Myanmar's conviction of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi matter of deep concern, says MEA

The remarks from the Ministry of External Affairs came after a Myanmar court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison for 'inciting dissent' against the military and breaching COVID rules in the country

Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? A look at Myanmar's ousted leader's political life

Suu Kyi is the daughter of the country's independence hero, General Aung San, who was assassinated in 1947, less than six months before the country became independent from Britain

Myanmar court set to deliver its verdict for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

It is the first court verdict for the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on 1 February, arresting her and blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office.

Myanmar junta charges Aung San Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls, reports State media

Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February sparked nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent

Myanmar judge rules ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial will continue on charges of incitement

Suu Kyi and her elected government were ousted by the military in February. A special court in the capital, Naypyitaw, is hearing various charges filed against her and several colleagues by the military