BANGKOK: Myanmar's military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said on Tuesday.
Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners.But Suu Kyi, 78, still must serve a total of 27 years out of the 33 she was originally imprisoned for.The head of Myanmar's military council, Senior Gen.
has been seeking to mediate an end to the violent conflict in Myanmar, which some members believe destabilizes the region.
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