Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for another seven years as Myanmar court finds her guilty of corruption

Suu Kyi has spent much of her political life in detention under military rulers

Independent obeservers have described the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi as a sham (AP)

Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed for seven more years after a Myanmar court found her guilty of corruption.

In a court session held behind closed doors, the 77-year-old was found guilty of several offences relating to her lease and use of a helicopter while she was Myanmar’s de facto leader.

She has also been convicted for illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies, violating coronavirus restrictions, breaching the country’s official secrets act, sedition and election fraud.