The military government has also arrested many other leaders of her party, which could cripple its attempts to challenge the military in new polls. She has already been convicted of several less important offenses. Suu Kyi was arrested and is being tried on multiple charges, including corruption, that her supporters say are politically motivated to discredit her and legitimize the military’s seizure of power. However, the Union Election Commission, with members appointed by the army after it seized power, could dissolve the National League for Democracy if it rules it committed election fraud. The ruling military council has said it may hold a new election by August 2023. The military sought to justify its takeover by saying there was massive voting fraud in the election, an allegation that independent poll watchers disputed. Widespread protests met the military’s takeover and Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since then. Zaw Myint Maung is a second vice president and spokesperson of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, which won a landslide victory in the 2020 general election but was prevented from returning to office for a second five-year term when the army seized power in February last year. BANGKOK - A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 21 years in prison on Friday after finding him guilty of corruption, a legal official said.