Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentence reduced to two years
Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentence has been reduced from 4 to 2 years, the junta leader announced on Monday, December 6, as quoted by national television.
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The prison sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi, a former icon of democracy in Burma nobelized in 1991, former leader of this country overthrown last February, has been reduced from four to two years, the junta leader announced on Monday. , after the announcement of his conviction which aroused strong reactions.
Former President Win Myint, who was sentenced to the same terms, also saw his sentence reduced to two years.
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Win Myint and
Aung San Suu Kyi
were prosecuted for inciting public disturbances and violating health rules related to Covid-19.
These sentences had given rise to serious concern in the international community.
The committee awarding the Nobel Peace Prize says it is "
worried
" about the former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after her condemnation by the military regime
Concern for the future of democracy in Burma
In a statement sent to
AFP
, the president of the Norwegian committee Berit Reiss-Andersen said she was "
worried about what this imprisonment means for the future of democracy in Burma
" and "
worried about the weight that a long sentence prison sentence could personally cost Aung San Suu Kyi
”, winner of the award in 1991.
"
The trial against Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be not very credible
" and "
is part of the repression of the opposition in the country
", accused the president of the group awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Norway, through the voice of its Foreign Minister, "
condemned as strongly as possible
" his prison sentence and called for his immediate release.
Washington denounces an "affront" to justice
The United States said on Monday that the "
unfair
"
sentencing
of ex-Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi to prison was "
an affront to democracy and justice in Burma
."
"
We urge the regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all those unjustly detained, including other democratically elected officials,
" US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken said in a statement.
"
The regime's persistent contempt for the rule of law and its widespread use of violence against the Burmese people underline the urgency of putting Burma's path towards democracy back on track
," said Antony Blinken.
Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest since coup
Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for inciting public disturbance and violating health rules related to Covid-19, the first sentence handed down against the former democracy icon pursued by the junta, who then reduced his sentence to two years' imprisonment.
Judged since June, she was indicted for a multitude of offenses: sedition, corruption, electoral fraud and she risks ending her days in detention.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been under house arrest since
the
February 1
coup
that abruptly ended the democratic transition underway in Burma since 2010.
“
Aung San Suu Kyi has dedicated his life to fighting for freedom and democracy in Burma and has held this difficult role for over 30 years,
” the Nobel committee praised.
(With
AFP
)
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