{"id":27173,"date":"2022-04-27T11:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T06:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/?p=27173"},"modified":"2022-04-27T11:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T06:04:19","slug":"myanmars-suu-kyi-handed-5-year-jail-term-for-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/myanmars-suu-kyi-handed-5-year-jail-term-for-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar&#8217;s Suu Kyi handed 5 year jail term for corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/841008829576462336\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Reuters UK<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, according to a source with knowledge of proceedings. The Nobel laureate, who led Myanmar for five years before being forced from power in a coup in early 2021, has been charged with at least 18 offences, which carry combined maximum jail terms of nearly 190 years if convicted in all. The judge in the capital, Naypyitaw, handed down the verdict within moments of the court convening, said the source, wh&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/891914061904855040?c=819177386184916992\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, according to a source with knowledge of proceedings. 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