Suu Kyi jail term halved to two years: Junta chief

AFP , Monday 6 Dec 2021

Myanmar's junta chief has reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years from four, state media said on Monday.

Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar s leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses judges of the International Court of Justice for the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands on Dec. 11, 2019. AP

Suu Kyi and former president Win Myint had their sentences for incitement against the military and flouting coronavirus rules "pardoned to two years", from four by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, state TV said.

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