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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more charges, extends jail term to 26 years

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands on December 11, 2019. © Peter Dejong, AP

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

Suu Kyi, 77, was detained on February 1, 2021, when the military seized power from her elected government. She has denied the allegations against her in this case, in which she was accused of receiving $550,000 as a bribe from Maung Weik, a tycoon convicted of drug trafficking.

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