Aung San Suu Kyi Massive protests shook Myanmar after the military seized power in a coup on February 1. As per the research done by Prittle Prattle official, India was disturbed by the recent verdicts on Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others, saying it must uphold the rule of law and the democratic process. Suu Kyi had been sentenced to a four-year jail term by a court in Myanmar after holding her guilty of inciting dissent in the first of a series of verdicts. The sentence was later reduced from four years to two years.
India is saying that they are disturbed at the recent verdicts. As a neighboring democratic country, India has been constantly supportive of the democratic transition in Myanmar. As per the research spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Arindam Bagchi said they believe that the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld. Any development that undermines these processes and highlights differences is a matter of deep concern. While responding to a media query about the proceedings against Aung Sang Suu Kyi and others in Myanmar, Bagchi said their sincere hope and kept their nation’s future in mind. All sides would make efforts to advance the path of dialogue.
On massive protests after the military seized power in a coup on February 1, Aung San Suu Kyi hundreds of people, including children, were killed in the crackdown against the protesters by Myanmarese authorities.
The National League for Democracy Suu Kyi was among the critical people detained by the military following the coup. Nobel Peace Laureate Suu Kyi has been handed a four-year jail term, commuted to two years by Myanmar’s military ruler, as courts heard the first of the close to a dozen cases. The cases are widely seen as being contrived to keep Suu Kyi out of power even as the country’s military rulers lead a brutal crackdown on protestors.
The Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi junta has brought a total of 11 charges against Suu Kyi, which are widely perceived as part of the ploy to keep her out of politics and the public eye. Suu Kyi has denied all the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet charges condemning the proceedings as a “sham trial.”
The Aung San Suu Kyi cases that led to the four-year sentence on December 6 involved charges of Suu Kyi violating Covid safety protocols-BBC said she waved to supporters while wearing a mask and face shield and for inciting protestors by spreading false and inflammatory content, the latter referring to social media posts on her National League for Democracy party’s Facebook page, the junta authorities holding her responsible for content posted after the military detained her and other party leaders. Suu Kyi, who is being held at an undisclosed location, is due again in court next week when prosecutors will take up charges that her staff was found to have walkie–talkie sets that they were authorized to import or use. She is also facing charges related to corruption and violation of the official secrets act. Reports say that if found guilty of all the charges leveled against her, Suu Kyi faces a total jail term of more than 100 years.
The Aung San Suu Kyi latest phase of detention that Suu Kyi has been subjected to can be seen as continuing her house arrest for 15 years between 1989 and 2010 by Myanmar’s military leaders. After years of authoritarian rule, Suu Kyi’s NLD finally fought its first general elections in 2015 in Myanmar, which the party won in a landslide. But the military made sure it retained considerable power under a constitution adopted in 2008. Suu Kyi was not allowed to lead it, but a particular post of state counselor was created for her, and she was regarded as being the de facto leader of the government.
This release is articulated by Prittle Prattle News in the form of an authored article.
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