Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the first verdict in one of her corruption trials next week, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday, where she faces a possible 15 years in jail.<\/p>\n
The Nobel laureate has been detained since her government was forced out in a coup last year that triggered mass protests, and she faces a raft of charges that could see her sentenced to more than 150 years in jail.<\/p>\n
The 76-year-old has already been handed a six-year sentence for violating Covid-19 rules and walkie-talkie import regulations, but this is the first of her corruption cases to return a verdict.<\/p>\n
The junta court is expected to rule Monday on the allegation that she took a bribe from former Yangon chief minister Phyo Min Thein, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP. A guilty verdict could mean a sentence of up to 15 years.<\/p>\n
Journalists are barred from the proceedings and her lawyers have been banned from speaking to the press.<\/p>\n
In November, she and 15 other officials, including Myanmars former president Win Myint, were also charged with alleged electoral fraud during the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n
Since the coup, many of her political allies have been arrested, with one chief minister sentenced to 75 years in jail. Others have gone into hiding.<\/p>\n
Under a previous junta regime, Suu Kyi spent long periods under house arrest in her family mansion in Yangon.<\/p>\n
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