Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison after what human rights groups described as a show trial, the first in a clutch of criminal cases military authorities have brought against Myanmar’s deposed leader since a coup in February.
The 76-year-old politician was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison by a court in Naypyidaw, the capital, for inciting dissent against the military and two years for violating the country’s disaster management law.
The latter charge was brought against her for allegedly breaching Covid-19 containment rules when she waved to supporters of her National League for Democracy as they passed her residence during last year’s election campaign.