Myanmar court to deliver verdicts in Suu Kyi trial on December 27

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The latest verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi are set to be delivered on Monday after being deferred, a source familiar with the proceedings said.

The court was originally set on December 20 to rule on charges of possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies and a set of signal jammers, which carry maximum penalties of three years and a year in jail, respectively.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the judge did not give a reason for the deferral.

The delay comes after Suu Kyi, 76, was sentenced on December 6 to four years in jail for incitement and breaching coronavirus rules by the court.

Her sentence was later reduced to a two-year term of detention in her current, undisclosed location.

Suu Kyi’s supporters say the cases against her are baseless and designed to end her political career and tie her up in legal proceedings while the military consolidates power.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 1 coup against Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government led to widespread protests and raised international concern about the end of tentative political reforms following decades of military rule.