U Aung Ko, the NLD’s minister for religious affairs, was jailed for 12 years; he is seen as close to the country’s detained elected leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Courts are preparing to hand down penalties in the corruption, incitement and other cases the junta has brought against scores of elected leaders since the coup.
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