Myanmar Junta Pardons Aung San Suu Kyi on Some Charges
- Nobel Laureate pardoned for five of the 19 charges against her
- Junta extended state of emergency for another six months
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Myanmar’s junta pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi for some offenses she was convicted of following a 2021 coup, but she will remain in prison as the military government grapples with widespread unrest in the Southeast Asian nation.
The Nobel Laureate was pardoned for five of the 19 charges leveled against her, the junta said in a statement. Suu Kyi is still under the junta’s custody, according to a person familiar with the matter.