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Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence again – but she still faces 18 years in prison

The Independent·Shweta Sharma·about 1 month ago
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Myanmar’s decision to further reduce the prison sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi will not bring justice for the ousted civilian leader or her people, her family and activists have said. On Thursday, the country ’s newly elected president, Min Aung Hlaing , commuted Ms Suu Kyi’s sentence by an additional one-sixth as part of an amnesty deal to mark a Buddhist religious holiday, her legal team said. On Friday it was reported she had also been moved from prison to house arrest . It was the second such reduction in two weeks after her sentence was commuted by one-sixth on 17 April, when another 4,500 prisoners were granted full amnesties. Yet the news was not welcomed by Ms Suu Kyi’s supporters, and still leaves her with a prison term of around 18 years to serve. Such a lengthy sentence means the octogenarian is still likely to spend the rest of her life in prison, particularly given that she is struggling with several health issues. “This is not justice.…

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