03/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Union stated, on Friday 30 December, that it “strongly condemns” the verdict of the trials delivered the same day by a military-controlled court in Myanmar against President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who are facing respectively 12 and 33 years in prison, including 3 years of hard labour. “These trials were carried forward with no respect for due legal procedure” commented the European External Action Service (EEAS). “The EU’s position remains that only a genuine dialogue involving Aung San Suu Kyi, the National League for Democracy, the National Unity Government, civil society and all other relevant stakeholders in Myanmar can lead the way out of the deep crisis”, it added. Furthermore, the European Union also expressed “its deep concern over the large number of persons arbitrarily detained and reiterates its urgent call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners”. (TM)