Aung San Suu Kyi appears in Myanmar court in prison uniform

The Nobel laureate, 76, was sentenced by a court this month to four years in jail for incitement and breaching coronavirus regulations. Her sentence was later reduced to a two-year term of detention in her current, undisclosed location.

She appeared wearing the white top and brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in Myanmar. It was the first time Aung San Suu Kyi, who is known for wearing elegant traditional outfits, sometimes with a flower in her hair, had been seen in a prison uniform in court and it was unclear if it signalled a broader change in how she and other senior officials on trial were being treated.

The verdicts were the first out of nearly a dozen cases against Aung San Suu Kyi that carry combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison. She denies all charges.

Myo Aung, a former mayor of the capital, Naypyidaw, who is on trial with Aung San Suu Kyi, also appeared in court in a prison uniform on Friday, said the source who asked not to be identified.

Longyi are traditional outfits worn by both men and woman in Myanmar.