Pengadilan Penjaraan Dan Kerja Paksa, Uni Eropa Desak Rezim Militer Myanmar Selamat Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi. (Twitter/@sumyaty512)

JAKARTA - The European Union (EU) on Sunday condemned the latest sentence against Myanmar's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, after being found guilty of election fraud.

A source familiar with the process told Reuters on Friday that Suu Kyi had been found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison by forced labor.

"European Union condemns an unjustified sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi for an additional three years of detention, by forced labor. She is now facing 20 years in prison with eleven charges, with several charges remaining," top UE diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter.

"The European Union calls on the regime in Myanmar to release him and all political prisoners," Borrell stressed.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate and Myanmar opposition to military rule for decades, has been detained since the February 1, 2021 coup.

Suu Kyi is known to have been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. He denies all charges against her.

It is known that the military under the leadership of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing launched a coup under the pretext of election fraud, preventing the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung Suu Kyi from forming a new government.

Meanwhile, NLD denied allegations of fraud in the form of fraud in the 2020 election, saying they won the election fairly.

All court cases against him have been carried out behind closed doors in the capital, Naypyitaw. The junta's statement about the process has been restricted. Meanwhile, the gag order has been imposed on Suu Kyi's lawyer.