Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison - News Review สาธารณะ

Aung San Suu Kyi, the deposed Myanmar leader, has been sentenced to four years in prison. This is the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life.

Rob and Roy discuss this news story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

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Video chapters:
0:00​​​​​​​​​​ - Introduction
0:33 - Story
1:32 - Headline 1: Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail
4:38 - Headline 2: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 years in prison
8:06 - Headline 3: Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison for incitement
10:03 - Language summary

Key words and phrases:

sentences
declares punishment for someone found guilty

* The man was sentenced to 9 years in prison for the murder.
* The official received a sentence of 3 years for their part in the corruption case.

ousted
expelled from a place or position

* The leader was ousted from power after the financial scandal.
* The police decided to oust the demonstrators from the main square after protests turned violent.

incitement
action of provoking unlawful activities

* The incitement of violence in the capital has been blamed on the rebel group.
* The court found the man guilty of inciting hate speech.


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