Myanmar extends Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years

Myanmar extends Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years (AP/Peter Dejong, File)

A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three more years’ imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud.

The 77-year-old was detained on February 1 2021, when the military seized power from her elected government.

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