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Suu Kyi appeal is rejected by court

by HARRIS
02.10.09

A court in Burma today threw out opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest bid for freedom.

Ms Suu Kyi had appealed against her conviction for breaking terms of her last period of house arrest.

She was sentenced in August to 18 months of house arrest for sheltering an uninvited American.

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