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| Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' | Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
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| Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court in Rangoon. | Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court in Rangoon. |
| Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace laureate, was convicted of violating state security laws by allowing a US national into her lakeside home after he swam there. | Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace laureate, was convicted of violating state security laws by allowing a US national into her lakeside home after he swam there. |
| She was jailed for three years with hard labour, but this was commuted to house arrest, an official said. | She was jailed for three years with hard labour, but this was commuted to house arrest, an official said. |
| American John Yettaw was jailed for seven years, four with hard labour. | American John Yettaw was jailed for seven years, four with hard labour. |
| Ms Suu Kyi, who has spent nearly 14 of the past 20 years in detention, had denied the charge but said she expected to be convicted. | Ms Suu Kyi, who has spent nearly 14 of the past 20 years in detention, had denied the charge but said she expected to be convicted. |
| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "saddened and angry" by the verdict and described the trial as a "sham". | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "saddened and angry" by the verdict and described the trial as a "sham". |
| He said it was "a purely political sentence" designed to prevent her from taking part in next year's planned elections. | He said it was "a purely political sentence" designed to prevent her from taking part in next year's planned elections. |
| Journalists had unexpectedly been allowed to enter the courtroom in Rangoon's Insein prison shortly before the sentence was announced. | Journalists had unexpectedly been allowed to enter the courtroom in Rangoon's Insein prison shortly before the sentence was announced. |
| Special order | Special order |
| Following the reading of Ms Suu Kyi's sentence there was a five-minute recess before the country's home minister entered the courtroom and read out a special order from Burma's military ruler Than Shwe. | Following the reading of Ms Suu Kyi's sentence there was a five-minute recess before the country's home minister entered the courtroom and read out a special order from Burma's military ruler Than Shwe. |
| The order said he was commuting the sentence and that it could be served under house arrest. | The order said he was commuting the sentence and that it could be served under house arrest. |
| There was tight security around the prison, with security forces sealing off the area. | There was tight security around the prison, with security forces sealing off the area. |
| The trial has brought international condemnation, with critics accusing Burma's military government of trying to keep Ms Suu Kyi out of the 2010 elections. | The trial has brought international condemnation, with critics accusing Burma's military government of trying to keep Ms Suu Kyi out of the 2010 elections. |
| Than Shwe commuted Ms Suu Kyi's sentence | Than Shwe commuted Ms Suu Kyi's sentence |
| Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won the last elections in 1990 but was never allowed to take power. | Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won the last elections in 1990 but was never allowed to take power. |
| Mr Yettaw, 54, swam to Ms Suu Kyi's lakeside house in Rangoon uninvited, and stayed there for two nights in May. As a result, Ms Suu Kyi was placed under arrest and accused of breaching the terms of her house arrest. | Mr Yettaw, 54, swam to Ms Suu Kyi's lakeside house in Rangoon uninvited, and stayed there for two nights in May. As a result, Ms Suu Kyi was placed under arrest and accused of breaching the terms of her house arrest. |
| Mr Yettaw is believed to have epilepsy, diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder and has been treated at a Rangoon hospital. | Mr Yettaw is believed to have epilepsy, diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder and has been treated at a Rangoon hospital. |
| Reports say he was discharged from hospital on Monday night after a week of treatment for epileptic seizures. | Reports say he was discharged from hospital on Monday night after a week of treatment for epileptic seizures. |
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