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What are the charges brought against Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi? | DW News
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5:52Now PlayingA Myanmar junta court convicted Aung San Suu Kyi on further five corruption charges, adding seven more years to her prison sentence, reports said.
The court session in army-ruled Myanmar was held behind closed doors and a gag order prevented lawyers from discussing the trial.
Since the army overthrew Suu Kyi's elected government in February 2021, a number of charges, which critics call politically motivated, have resulted in her being sentenced to a total of 33 years in jail.
The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been found guilty of every charge brought against her by the junta, including corruption, possessing walkie-talkies, defying COVID-19 restrictions and violating the official secrets act. She can appeal the latest verdict.
In September, Suu Kyi and former-President Win Myint were convicted of trying to influence Myanmar's electoral commission ahead of the 2020 elections and sentenced to three years in prison.
She has called the charges brought against her absurd.
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