Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced To Five Years In Jail On Corruption Charges
Aung San Suu Kyi stood accused of receiving a bribe in form of 11.4 kilograms of gold and cash which totals up to $600,000.
Aung San Suu Kyi stood accused of receiving a bribe in form of 11.4 kilograms of gold and cash which totals up to $600,000.
The expelled leader is already facing 11 charges, which has been denied by her.
The Myanmar leader has been slapped with various charges which include corruption ad violating the official secrets act.
Htar Htet Htet had represented Myanmar in 2013, at the Miss Grand International competition which is conducted in Thailand every year.
Htet Htet quoted Che Guevara and wrote, ” The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. We must win.”
On Saturday, protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar three months after a coup ended a democratic transition.
The deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with breaking Myanmar’s official secrets law. A conviction under the official secrets law can carry a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been in custody since the military seized power. She wanted to meet the lawyers in person and did not agree to a discussion by video.
On those days when rage fills your heart, photographs like these keep you rooted and urge you to be compassionate.
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has now been slapped with two new criminal charges by the Myanmar court on Monday.