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Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economic adviser jailed in Myanmar

The military detained Aung San Suu Kyi when they seized power in February 2021 [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]

Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of breaching the country’s official secrets act by a secretive military court, the latest in a string of convictions brought by the generals who removed her from office in a coup last year.

Aung San Suu Kyi was given a three-year sentence on Thursday, an official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to release information about the case, told the Associated Press news agency.

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