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Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years

Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi, mostly Myanmar nationals, rally outside the Myanmar embassy on Sathon Road in Bangkok on July 26, 2022, to condemn the military coup and demand her release. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

A Myanmar junta court sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in prison on Thursday while also jailing an Australian economist, according to a source with knowledge of the case.

Detained since a coup in February 2021, Suu Kyi has already been convicted of corruption and a clutch of other charges by a closed court.

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