Control of the country in a koou coup in february 2021. since then aung san suu kyi has been held behind bars in an undisclosed place. she does deny all the charges against her, as do her supporters. she s already been sentenced to six years in prison for incitement against military, breaking covid rules and owning walky talkies, now the more serious charges are coming. this of corruption and this is a sentence of five years. there are a number more corruption cases. each one could have a maximum prison term of 15 years. so, effectively, if she does have to serve these sentences, which does look likely at this point, this is effectively a life sentence. we ve heard from human rights watch saying it is a kangaroo