No one above the law, Myanmar junta minister says of Suu Kyi verdict
Myanmar's Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during an event at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Bria WebbDec 7 - A senior Myanmar junta official said on Tuesday the imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi showed that no one was above the law and the army chief had commuted her sentence on "grounds of humanity".
Suu Kyi, 76, was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and breaching coronavirus regulations but the military junta leaders reduced it to a two-year term of detention in her current location.“There is no one above the law,” Maung Maung Ohn said on Tuesday, adding that Myanmar's judicial system "has no partiality".
They said preparations for elections to be held before August 2023 were under way but would not confirm whether Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, would be allowed to compete. Myanmar has been in crisis since the military seized power in a Feb.1 coup, arresting Suu Kyi and most of her government.
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