Suu Kyi's sentence reduced

A Myanmar court sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on Monday (December 6).

However, Myanmar state TV said her sentence has been reduced to two years after a partial pardon.

The deposed leader was charged with incitement and breaching COVID-19 restrictions, according to a source.

President Win Myint was handed the same sentence, and State TV added they will serve their sentences in a quote, ''current detained place''- not prison.

Critics are dismissing the case as a farce. Amnesty International said the charges against Suu Kyi were bogus and described the jail sentence as the latest example of the military’s determination to eliminate all opposition.

The two leaders have been detained since the February military coup.

The country has been in turmoil since then, paralyzed by protests and a deadly crackdown on the junta's opponents.

Suu Kyi faces a dozen court cases that include charges of corruption and violating state secrets.

Suu Kyi's supporters say the legal trouble is aimed at ending her political career while the military consolidates power.

The military, however, has previously said that Suu Kyi is being given due process in an independent court, led by a judge appointed by her own administration.

The trial has been closed to the media, and her lawyers have been barred from communicating with the media and public.