Burmese Court Adds 3 Years to Ousted Leader’s Prison Sentence for Alleged Election Fraud

Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the International Court of Justice after the first of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 10, 2019. Peter Dejong/AP Photo

A court in Burma (also known as Myanmar) has sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison for election fraud despite a lack of evidence, independent election observers said on Friday.

Suu Kyi was found guilty of fraud in the November 2020 general election, which her National League for Democracy (NLD) won by a landslide, trouncing a military-backed party.