Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison

A #Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader #Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe. The judge in the capital Naypyitaw handed down the verdict at around 9:30 a.m. The case centered on allegations that Suu Kyi, 76, accepted 11.4 kg of gold and cash payments totaling $600,000 from former Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein.