Myanmar’s military State Administration Council pardons former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offenses for which she was convicted.
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00:00 Myanmar's Military State Administration Council pardons former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on
00:05 five of the 19 offenses for which she was convicted.
00:09 A junta spokesperson says the pardons would mean her jail time would be reduced by six
00:13 years.
00:14 Suu Kyi has been sentenced to a total of 33 years in jail.
00:18 The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who last week moved from prison to house arrest, has been
00:22 in detention since the military seized power in a coup in early 2021.
00:27 Suu Kyi, 78, denies the charges she was convicted of, ranging from incitement and election fraud
00:32 to corruption.
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