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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison
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A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe. The judge in the capital Naypyitaw handed down the verdict at around 9:30 a.m. The case centered on allegations that Suu Kyi, 76, accepted 11.4 kg of gold and cash payments totaling $600,000 from former Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein.

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