International outcry as Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi for two years

Yangon (AFP) Dec 6, 2021

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed for two years on Monday after being found guilty of incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules - in a ruling that drew swift international condemnation. A special court initially sentenced the 76-year-old Nobel laureate to four years in prison, but she was partially "pardoned" hours later by the junta chief, who halved the s