Myanmar court finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

7:37 pm on 30 December 2022

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 11, 2019, then Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi looks on before the UN's International Court of Justice in the Peace Palace of The Hague, on the second day of her hearing on the Rohingya genocide case. - A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail for electoral fraud, a source with knowledge of the case said September 2, 2022. Suu Kyi was "sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour", the source said, adding that the Nobel laureate, 77, appeared to be in good health.

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2019. Photo: ANP via AFP

A court in army-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty in all five counts of corruption, a source familiar with her trial has said, wrapping up the last remaining cases against her.

In a court session held behind closed doors, Suu Kyi, 77, was sentenced to a combined seven years in prison for the offences, said the source, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.

A military spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has also previously been ordered to serve a total of 26 years in prison after being found guilty of a wide range of offences, all of which she has denied.

- Reuters