Both the United States and the European Union have condemned the Myanmar junta for its affront to justice in jailing Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a total of 33 years.

The United States on Friday condemned Myanmar's junta for handing ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi a total of 33 years in prison in its final sentencing on Friday and demanded her release.

"The Burma military regime's final sentencing of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is an affront to justice and the rule of law," a State Department spokesperson said, using the veteran leader's title before she was ousted in February 2021.

The European Union on Friday condemned the jailing of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a total of 33 years after "purely politically motivated" trials by the ruling junta.

"These trials were carried forward with no respect for due legal procedure or necessary judicial guarantees and are a clear attempt to exclude democratically elected leaders from political life," an EU spokesman said. He also slammed the sentencing of ex-president Win Myint, Suu Kyi's co-accused, to a total of 12 years in prison.

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