Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentence reduced under mass amnesty: source

Myanmar’s coup-ousted and detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi had her sentence reduced on Friday (April 17, 2026) as part of a mass amnesty, a source close to her legal case told AFP.

The source— speaking anonymously for security reasons— confirmed the new year amnesty by leader Min Aung Hlaing cutting the remaining terms of sentences under 40 years by one-sixth “also applies to her”.