Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for four years over incitement and violating Covid-19 protocols

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A Myanmar court has announced a four-year jail term for popular democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been under detention since the military coup on February 1, 2021.<br />
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Suu Kyi has been awarded two years jail on charges of inciting dissent against the Myanmar military and another two years for 'breaking a natural disasters law'–violation of Covid-19 rules.<br />
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Military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun told media persons that there are other charges against her and she could face more charges soon.<br />
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Besides Suu Kyi, former president Win Myint too has been awarded the same punishment for the same charges.<br />
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Just months before the coup, Suu Kyi had won democratically-held elections, which also had seen monitoring by the Japanese, who wanted to widen the democratic process by including more ethnic groups in the elections.<br />
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However, the military charged her with manipulating the elections and deposed her government, imprisoning many party leaders despite the covid-19 infection.<br />
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The sacking of Suu Kyi led to widespread protests against the military in which nearly 1,300 people have been killed. At many places, the anti-coup protests have turned violent. </p>