Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi prison term by 4½ years in broad-ranging amnesty deal
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to her lawyer.
Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies said were politically motivated to keep her at bay, ranging from incitement and corruption to election fraud and violating a state secrets law.
That sentence was cut by one sixth, her lawyer said on Friday.
Myanmar’s leader has also commuted all death sentences in a blanket order, one of his first official...
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