Former state councilor and foreign minister of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, was convicted of five corruption charges during her tenure and sentenced to seven years in prison. She said a person familiar with the matter.
A special court inside a prison complex in the capital Nay Pyi Taw ruled that Suu Kyi failed to follow the 2019-2021 helicopter rental and purchase rules. People spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not yet been made public.
This marks the end of a string of criminal trials against Suu Kyi since the military coup in Myanmar in 2021. With a total sentence of 33 years in prison, Ms. Suu Kyi’s political resurgence is unlikely while the military is in power.
Original title:Suu Kyi faces 33 years in prison after final Myanmar verdicts (1)
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