The United Nations
The UN's top human rights official on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and called for her release. She also faces additional charges of corruption and electoral fraud.
The development follows media reports that a military vehicle slammed into demonstrators in the city of Yangon over the weekend, leaving an unknown number injured and at least five dead.
🇲🇲#Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief @mbachelet deplores conviction and sentencing of State Counsellor #AungSanSuuKyi to 4 years of imprisonment, and calls for her release.
"This verdict will only deepen rejection of the coup," Bachelet says.
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