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Myanmar junta reduces Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence by 6 years but keeps her under detention

  • Aung San Suu Kyi received a partial pardon from Myanmar's ruling military junta, reducing her total 33-year sentence by 6 years.
  • The pardon covers 5 offenses related to COVID violations, walkie-talkies, and sedition but leaves 14 other cases intact.
  • Suu Kyi will remain under house arrest after being moved from prison to her residence in Naypyitaw.
  • The amnesty comes amid international pressure on the junta to restore democracy after the 2021 coup.
  • The military regime extended the state of emergency and postponed promised elections after overthrowing Suu Kyi's elected government.
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