What’s going on in Myanmar?

Myanmar’s chief Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice after the primary day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 10, 2019. Suu Kyi was sentenced to 4 extra years in jail on Monday after she was discovered responsible of illegally importing and carrying walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, per NPR.

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Ousted chief Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 4 extra years in jail on Monday after she was discovered responsible of illegally importing and carrying walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, per NPR.

Why was Suu Kyi arrested?

Suu Kyi was convicted on two prices final month and given a four-year sentence, which was subsequently halved by the military-led authorities.

• She faces a dozen different prices, all of which she denies, per BBC. Her trial has been pegged by critics as unfair.
• Her newest cost stems from a search of her home on the final day of a February coup. The gadgets found are presumed to have been utilized by her safety guards, making her conviction a tactic to maintain her detained.
• Per The Related Press, these prices will assist legitimize the navy’s energy and stop Suu Kyi from returning to politics.

What's the navy doing in Myanmar?

The navy seized energy of Myanmar, previously often known as Burma, in February final 12 months, months after Suu Kyi’s occasion, the Nationwide League for Democracy, received the November 2020 election by a landslide, per BBC.

• On the time, the navy claimed voter fraud and, quickly after, it cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
• Suu Kyi is certainly one of greater than 10,600 who has been arrested since February, with a minimum of 1,303 killed in demonstrations, per the report.