Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi jailed ----------------------------------------- Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, the first verdict in a series of cases that could see the 76-year-old Nobel laureate jailed for life ----------------------------------------- Feb 1, 2021: Aung San Suu Kyi arrested in military coup that topples her elected civilian government ----------------------------------------- Suu Kyi subsequently charged with series of offences: ----------------------------------------- Being in possession of illegally imported walkie-talkies ----------------------------------------- Violation of communications laws ----------------------------------------- Breaches of Covid-19 restrictions during 2020 election campaign ----------------------------------------- Intent to incite public unrest ----------------------------------------- Breaching Official Secrets Act ----------------------------------------- Mar 24: Makes first in-person court appearance since coup ----------------------------------------- Jun 10: Announcement of further charges – for allegedly misusing land belonging to charity foundation, and illegally accepting $600,000 in cash and 11kg of gold ----------------------------------------- Jun 14: Suu Kyi goes on trial in closed courtroom in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw. Charges widely seen as contrived to keep Suu Kyi from contesting next election ----------------------------------------- Nov 16: Military adds electoral fraud charges, accusing Suu Kyi of abuse of power relating to 2020 polls her party won by landslide ----------------------------------------- Nov 30: New corruption charge filed relating to purchase and rental of helicopter ----------------------------------------- Dec 6: Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison for inciting public unrest and breaching Covid-19 restrictions ----------------------------------------- Demonstrators in Yangon calling for the release of Suu Kyi, Feb 2021 ----------------------------------------- Sources: AP, Reuters Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS