Reuters 6 December 2021
© Reuters/Bria Webb Myanmar's Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during an event at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said the jailing of Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years [reports this has been reduced to 2 years] on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions was another "appalling attempt" by the regime to stifle opposition.
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"The sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi is another appalling attempt by Myanmar's military regime to stifle opposition and suppress freedom and democracy," British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement.
"The United Kingdom calls on the regime to release political prisoners, engage in dialogue and allow a return to democracy. The arbitrary detention of elected politicians only risks further unrest."
(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
