Myanmar’s best-known political prisoner will spend slightly less time in prison, the military rulers there announced on Tuesday. Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 33 years in prison for 19 different offenses that her supporters say were an attempt to discredit her. On Tuesday, the military-led government reduced the 78-year-old former leader’s sentence by six years. Host Marco Werman has more details.
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