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At night, protesters continued to demonstrate in the streets, and residents banged pots and pans to register their anger. On Sunday morning, a military truck plowed into a group of protesters who were carrying banners bearing her portrait and quotations of hers on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s most populous city, causing fatalities. The guilty verdict is likely to galvanize a protest movement that has spurred thousands of people to take up arms against the army since February, when the generals seized power. But her reputation on the international stage was tarnished over her complicity in the military’s mass atrocities against the Rohingya, a Muslim minority group. She is held up as an almost godlike figure among her supporters in Myanmar, who describe her as a defender of the country’s democracy - a struggle for which she won a Nobel Peace Prize. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, is a flawed hero for a troubled nation. Aung San Suu Kyi stood outside, in a face mask and face shield, and waved to supporters passing by in vehicles. The charge of breaching Covid-19 protocols stems from an episode during the 2020 election campaign in which Ms. The verdicts rendered on Monday are the first of several that are expected to be announced in the coming months. Prosecutors have continued to slap more charges on Ms. Santiago said the sentencing was further evidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “must hold the line against this illegal takeover” by the junta. “This ridiculous ruling is a travesty of justice,” Charles Santiago, a Malaysian legislator and chairman of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, said in a statement. The junta has barred all five of her lawyers from speaking to the news media, saying that their communications could “destabilize the country.” She had been facing a maximum imprisonment of 102 years on a total of 11 charges. Her trials, which the United Nations and foreign governments have described as politically motivated, have been held in closed-door hearings in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital. She is facing verdicts for nine more charges that could keep her locked up for the rest of her life. Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced earlier on charges of inciting public unrest and breaching Covid-19 protocols. When asked for a reason for the sentence reduction, Mr. The time that she had spent in detention after being arrested in a military coup in February would be counted as time served. Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to serve out the remaining 14 months in the house that she is currently detained in, according to U Zaw Min Tun, the junta’s spokesman. The leader of Myanmar’s junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, reduced the sentence meted out to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to two years, hours after a court handed down a four-year term to the country’s ousted civilian leader. The council also called for full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to all people in need and the protection, safety and security of humanitarian and medical personnel.Image A protester holding a poster with an image of the detained civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, in March. “They encouraged the pursuance of dialogue and reconciliation in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar,” the statement said. “The Members of the Security Council … reiterated their deep concern at developments in Myanmar following the declaration of the state of emergency imposed on 1 February and their call on the military to exercise utmost restraint,” said the statement, drafted by the United Kingdom. The southeast Asian country has been paralysed by protests and violence since the coup, with the military struggling to govern and facing armed resistance from militia and ethnic minority rebels allied with a shadow government that it calls “terrorists”. Myanmar’s military has made no comment on the situation in Chin, a volatile border region that has become a forefront of resistance against military rule. They called for an immediate cessation of violence and to ensure the safety of civilians,” the statement said. “The Members of the Security Council expressed deep concern at further recent violence across Myanmar. It came amid reports of a buildup of heavy weapons and troops in western Chin state, suggesting an imminent army attack to flush out militia groups formed after the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup on February 1. The rare statement, issued on Wednesday, was agreed to by all 15 members. The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over increased violence across Myanmar, calling for an immediate end to fighting and for the military to exercise “utmost restraint”.