In the initial statements of the Myanmar Supreme Court appeals made by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the junta-controlled Ministry of Legal Affairs on 5 July stated their objection to the appeals, according to sources close to the court hearing.

Arguments were made by both sides over the cases concerning Section 130 (a) of Penal Code for influencing the Union Election Commission in connection to the 2020 general election, and the case under Section (3) (1) (c) for violating the Official Secrets Act.

Aung San Suu Kyi was given three years with labour for the first charge and additional three years for the second charge. Her legal team made appeals on the grounds that the charges were unreasonable, and to remove the sentences.

“We lodged appeals to remove the punishments for these false charges which she did not commit,” said a source close to this hearing, adding that it may normally take over one month for the verdict for such arguments.

State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and Union Minister for Union Government Office Min Thu were sentenced to three years with labour in September 2022 under Section 130 (a).

She was also sentenced to additional three years under Section (3) (1) (c) along with her economic policy advisor Sean Turnell, Union Minister for Planning, Finance and Industry Soe Win, his Deputy Minister Set Aung and former minister Kyaw Win.

Except for the state counsellor, the remaining persons have been released.

Aung San Suu Kyi is still serving a total of 33 years imprisonment under 19 sentences, residing in solitary confinement inside a prison compound in Naypyitaw.