A court controlled by the military junta in Myanmar has sentenced former Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison for corruption.
Sources familiar with the process who wanted to remain anonymous said this to the German Press Agency on Wednesday.
The 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner faces nearly a dozen corruption charges.
This was the first verdict.
The politician faces up to 15 years in prison for each charge.
The verdict, which was actually planned for Tuesday, had previously been postponed by one day without giving reasons.
Suu Kyi has denied allegations that he accepted gold and a $600,000 bribe from a politician.
The procedure takes place in camera.
Suu Kyi's lawyers are not allowed to speak to the media.
The military staged a coup in February last year.
The generals justified the coup by alleging fraud in the November 2020 election, which Suu Kyi clearly won.
They presented no evidence.
Since then, the former Burma has descended into chaos and violence.
Human rights activists speak of a show trial against Suu Kyi.
It is believed that the junta wants to permanently silence the politician, who has been under house arrest for many years.
A few months ago she had already been sentenced to six years in prison in other cases.
However, it is unclear whether she will actually have to serve a prison sentence or remain under house arrest.