A COURT in junta-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption today, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her.

The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.

Friday’s case involved five offences under the anti-corruption law and followed earlier convictions on seven other corruption counts, each of which were punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.