Myanmar Supreme Court ‘summarily dismisses’ Suu Kyi appeal -source

Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint information convention of the Japan-Mekong Summit Assembly on the Akasaka Palace State Visitor Home in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. Franck Robichon/Pool through Reuters/

Might 4 (Reuters) – The Supreme Court docket in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday struck down an attraction from deposed chief Aung San Suu Kyi towards a five-year jail sentence she was handed final week on corruption expenses.

“The attraction was summarily rejected,” stated a supply with data of the proceedings, including that the court docket dismissed the attraction as quickly because it was lodged with out listening to arguments from both aspect.

The Nobel laureate had been discovered responsible final week, within the first of 11 corruption circumstances introduced towards her.

Suu Kyi has been below home arrest on expenses starting from corruption to treason, and doubtlessly carrying a mixed sentence of 190 years, because the navy final 12 months overthrew an elected authorities that she had led.

The supreme court docket’s dismissal additional diminishes any probability of a political comeback for the long-time image of resistance towards the junta.

Reporting by Reuters workers, Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor, Modifying by Hugh Lawson

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