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Myanmar Cuts Aung San Suu Kyi Sentence Again Under Blanket Amnesty
The latest commutation trims one-sixth from her remaining term, but her exact release date remains unclear, her legal team said.
- On Thursday, Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing announced a one-sixth sentence reduction for all prisoners, a blanket measure that also applies to detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- The military toppled Suu Kyi's elected government five years ago, sweeping her into detention on charges ranging from corruption to breaching Covid-19 regulations that rights groups say were politically motivated.
- This amnesty marks the second commutation in two weeks, leaving the Nobel Peace Prize laureate with just over 18 years left to serve according to her legal team.
- Despite the reduction, her legal team remains uncertain about exact remaining time, and authorities hold her incommunicado without granting face-to-face access to family or counsel.
- Min Aung Hlaing faces international pressure from ASEAN to release detainees; last week he claimed she is being "well looked after" and his government considers "good things.
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The former leader of Myanmar still had 18 years left to serve.
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Myanmar commutes ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence again, lawyer says
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a further one-sixth reduction in her sentence as part of an amnesty, a member of her legal team said on Thursday, the second such commutation in two weeks.
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