Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of breaching the country’s official secrets act by a secretive military court, the latest in a string of convictions brought by the generals who removed her from office in a coup last year. Her economic adviser, Sean Turnell, was also found guilty and sentenced to three years in jail, the official said.
Turnell, an academic at Macquarie University in Sydney, was arrested five days after the February 2021 coup. The Australian embassy was not allowed to attend his trial and he was denied a translator during proceedings.
Al Jazeera quoted Australian Human Rights Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Melissa Crouch in their coverage of the sentencing.
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