Myanmar Supreme Court rejects ousted leader Suu Ky's special appeal in bribery conviction
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Myanmar’s Supreme Court has rejected a special appeal by the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in a case in which she was charged with corruption for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars as a bribe from a form...
BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected Monday a special appeal by the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in a case in which she was charged with corruption for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars as a bribe from a former political colleague, a legal official said.
Suu Kyi, 78, was arrested on Feb. 1, 2021, when the military seized power from her elected government.
She is serving prison sentences totaling 27 years after being convicted of a string of criminal charges that her supporters and independent analysts say were concocted to discredit her and legitimize the military’s seizure of power.
Monday's trial was closed to the media diplomats and spectators. Suu Kyi's lawyers were barred by a gag order from talking about it. A legal official relayed the court's decision to The Associated Press while insisting on anonymity for fear of being punished by the authorities
Suu Ky was convicted, in the special appeal case, of receiving $600,000 and seven gold bars in 2017-18 from Phyo Min Thein, the former chief minister of Yangon, the country’s biggest city. He is also a former senior member of her political party.
