Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence again by a sixth, lawyer says
Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence again by a sixth, lawyer says
ReutersThu, April 30, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
April 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a further one-sixth reduction in her sentence as part of an amnesty, a member of her legal team said on Thursday.
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The Nobel laureate received a similar sentence reduction in a wider amnesty earlier this month. The reduction means she has about 18 years left to serve, the legal team member said, declining to be identified by name.
(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by David Stanway)
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