Aung San Suu Kyi, the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been sentenced to four years in jail for incitement and breaking a natural disasters law, as per multiple reports. It is the first sentence given to Myanmar’s ousted leader and given the long list of accusations she could be spending decades in prison.

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The Nobel laureate has been accused of a series crimes including unlawful possession of walkie talkies, breaching the Official Secrets act among others. Her lawyer had slammed the accusations pinned on her as ‘absurd’.

On Monday, BBC reported that the court sentenced her to four years in prison.

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Not much has been disclosed about the court proceedings in any of her legal cases. Aung has been tried in a closed court, no observers have been allowed and the lawyer is not allowed to speak to the press.

The list of charges against Aung San has been growing with each passing day since February, which is essentially a move to eradicate her presence as a political threat. Her party National League for Democracy enjoyed a large victory in elections conducted in 2020. However, the military refused to accept the results.

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Aung dedicated 15 years of her life campaigning against the growing power of the military and there is a high probability of her being imprisoned for life if she is found guilty on all charges.

Since February, junta has arrested approximately 10,6000 people as part of a large-scale attempt to crush any and all forms of opposition. Over 1,300 lives have been lost as a result of the same according to data from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

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The military has managed to establish authority over the country after battling for over a year. The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar issued warnings about the military cutting of food and medical supplies in certain regions.