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Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi prison term by 4½ years in broad-ranging amnesty deal
South China Morning Post

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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