Win Htein, a senior aide to Myanmar's overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of treason on the 29th. The BBC Myanmar Channel and Radio Free Asia (RFA) made the above reports on the same day.
The picture shows the data map of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. (Image source: Associated Press)
According to Reuters, Mr. Winting, 79, was arrested after a coup in February. Politically, he is a "die-hard supporter" of Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as a political prisoner who has served years in prison and has been in and out of prison for decades to end junta rule.
According to local media reports, on the 26th of this month, Aung San Suu Kyi defended herself in court for the first time.
Aung San Suu Kyi "personally spoke out in court in response to her criticism of 'two statements by the Burmese military launching a military coup'", the sources noted.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's testimony could not be disclosed until the court certified them qualified to speak, but Aung San Suu Kyi's testimony will be made public next week, the source added. In addition, the media was barred from participating in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi in NayPyidaw, and her legal team was also barred from speaking out from the outside world.
According to previous media reports, in the early morning of February 1, local time, the political situation in Myanmar suddenly changed, and state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Min and other officials were suddenly detained by the military. The Burmese military then declared a state of emergency in the country, declaring that the president had transferred power to the commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces, Min Aung Nhat.