Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for another four years  

Naypyidaw: A court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies and breaking Covid-19 rules, in the latest of a series of trials. 

Suu Kyi has been detained since a military coup last February and is on trial in nearly a dozen cases that carry combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison. 

The ousted leader, however, denies all charges.  

It is believed that Todays’ charges stem from when soldiers searched her house on the day of the coup by forces led by General Min Aung Hlaing, when they said they discovered the devices. 

Last month the Nobel laureate was found guilty of incitement of dissent and breaking Covid-19 rules, in what was condemned as a "sham trial" by United Nations (UN) Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet.

It is believed that if found guilty of all charges, Myanmar leader could eventually be jailed for life.

The Asian country has been in turmoil since the coup against Suu Kyi's democratically elected government led to widespread protests and signalled the end of 10 years of tentative political reforms that followed decades of strict military rule. 

On December 6, Aung San received a four-year jail sentence for incitement and breaching COVID-19. 

Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment under section 505(b) and two years' imprisonment under natural disaster law.

She was Myanmar's state counselor and de facto leader until the military seized power in February. 

Ms Suu Kyi’s party won a landslide victory in last November 2020 general election. The army, whose allied party lost many seats, claimed massive voting fraud, but independent election observers did not detect any major irregularitie.  

According to a local monitoring group, more than 1,300 people have been killed and over 10,000 arrested in a crackdown on dissent since the coup. 

Myanmar's military has taken control of the country declaring one year state of emergency in the country. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi along other political leaders were arrested after being toppled by armed forces.

Also known as Burma, Myanmar was ruled by the military until democratic reforms began in 2011.

Suu Kyi’s career in politics began in 1988. She is the daughter of Myanmar's independence hero, General Aung San and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.  

Moreover, the lady has spent approximately 15 years in jail between 1989 and 2010.