EU condemns jail, hard labour sentence for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union condemned on Sunday the sentencing of Myanmar’s deposed former chief Aung San Suu Kyi to jail with exhausting labour, after she was discovered responsible of electoral fraud.

A supply conversant in the proceedings advised Reuters on Friday that Suu Kyi had been discovered responsible and sentenced to a few years in jail with exhausting labour. Her attorneys gave the identical info to the BBC.

“EU condemns the unjustified sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi to an extra three years of detention, with exhausting labour. She now faces 20 years imprisonment on eleven counts with a number of expenses remaining,” the EU’s high diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter.

“EU calls on the regime in Myanmar to launch her and all political prisoners,” Borrell mentioned.

The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to many years of navy rule has been detained since a coup early final 12 months and had already been sentenced to greater than 17 years in jail. She denies all of the allegations in opposition to her.

(Reporting by Kate Abnett; Modifying by Hugh Lawson)