Myanmar top court rejects Aung San Suu Kyi’s corruption conviction appeals

Myanmar’s Supreme Court denied requests sent by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers to overturn her sentence in several corruption cases happening in opposition to the ousted governer by the military regime. The top court rejected the requests in six cases in which Ms Suu Kyi was handed a total of nine years imprisonment, Mr Zaw Min Aung, director-general of the court, said by phone on Friday. He rejected to unveil more in depth data regarding the matter.

Lawyers for the Nobel laureate sought to overturn the sentences – four of which were connected to donations for a charity named after her mother and two for getting US$550,000 (S$750,000) from a construction tycoon. Ms Suu Kyi’s legal team went to the top court after junta courts denied her requests. Ms Suu Kyi rejects all the charges. In August, military chief Min Aung Hlaing pardoned five of 19 convictions in opposition to Ms Suu Kyi as part of a national amnesty. She was still going to be for 27 years in prison, a person who knew more about the matter then, said.