handed down, tong, sushi, not at all. we knew that this was going to be the outcome. it is a kangaroo court. it has been operating instruction from the military who die in myanmar. and i think that the entire objective is to make sure that the days of ang sanks, which he has a free woman are effectively over. ah, they are working very hard to pile up the charges and pile up the convictions against uci. that will result in literally decades of time behind bars and to marginalize her as a political force in the country and to prevent the risk restoration of democracy and obviously prevent her from capitalizing on the election victory that she wanted of member to do you think that these are convictions will eventually end the struggle for democracy in the country. i think that they will basically marginalize on songs to

t and through here are the national league for democracy. i think that it will make it very difficult to restore the november 2020 landslide victory that the and l d one in elections that were broadly considered be free and fair. i think that the argument will be that whatever happens next are there has to be a, a start over and, you know, so she herself, uh, it may be that if she spends another several years and an hour behind bars, she 76 years old. oh, you know, this could be the equivalent of a, of a life sentence for her if she's kept in prison for more than 10 years. i mean for more than a year now, we've generally seen a certain impunity creeping with which the military is continuing on. whether it sir brand of a justice or they don't feel any challenge to their authority do their they, they really don't. and they,

they continue to try to dress up. these are political decisions, as rule of law, when in fact of course, the court system in the judiciary itself is really not independent in any way, shape or form in myanmar. i think that they believe what they're saying that they think that because they have taken through a court that it has to be accepted by the international community as, as legal. but frankly, everybody recognizes that this is not a just process this, these are not independent courts. and, and what is happening is, is a travesty of justice. anything that speaking of the international community do get the sense that her me admired essentially forgotten. well, i think that there is still a focus on this. certainly within the region, there is going to be a big discussion on this one. the asi on leaders go to the white house in middle may the invitation of president biden. so i do think that it continues to bubble up

. obviously, there are other competing issues and in situations in the world that are taking away the attention of the media and policy makers. but i think no one has forgotten that myanmar is really amongst the worst of the worst when it comes to what is happening in asia. and that there needs to be a solution to end the human rights abuses and to restore democracy their film. i'd like to talk if i may, a bit about on thanks. would she herself, before the cool, she was actively defending the hunter in international forums over it's over their treatment of their countries. ro, hangup will slims. and again, i'm not suggesting at all that she deserves prison time, but does this nobel peace lawyer to need to answer for her stones in defending what's been called genocide was she was certainly part of the cover up ah, in. so there is definitely something to be answered there from her or she has to be, i think probably the, the world's worst politician. and you know,

she disaffected many of the people who supported her and she brought in to her cabinet. people who are close to the military who have now defected back to the military. but, you know, for a woman who claimed to be really sort of farsighted in visionary, in terms of what should happen in myanmar next. she made some basic mistakes and that included trusting a military that was from the beginning really plotting her downfall. we leave it there for the time. we were thank you so much for joining us today. phil robertson from human rights watch. ah, australia's home affairs minister says it's very likely china could deploy troops in the countries neighborhood within the next year. karen andrews was speaking on a radio program. a she was referring to a newly inked security deal between the solomon islands and china. i leaked draft of the agreement, suggested china could deploy troops to the islands or even build

a military base. their australian prime minister scott morrison has called that a red line. and with madison facing a federal election less than a month away, it's become an important political issue as well. australia's opposition has promised a defense schools to train neighboring armies if it winds to meet election. this as a response to china's potential military presence on the solomon islands. the prospect of a chinese vice, less than 2000 kilometers from australia's coastline, is dramatically detrimental to australia, security interests. and that is occurred on mr. morrison's watch. the labor party is criticizing prime minister scott morrison over a security pack announced last week between china and the solomon islands. a leak of the draft deal in march indicates that chinese military personnel and naval ships could be permitted to land or dog here that has sent shock waves across the

region. but china denies seeking a military foothold there. longer for the corporation, aims to help the solomon islands maintain social order, respond to natural disasters, and carry out humanitarian assistance or more ago the island nation has also defended to pack to his public. let me assure the people so moments that we entered into an arrangement with china, with our eyes wide open, guided by o marston, his interest. but the solomon islands is far from united about the decision. deadly unrest erupted last year after the government's switch ties from taiwan to china. australia sent troops to restore. com. and soon after, china began to train local riot forces on the island and moved that cost and cya t in australia. then came to new security packed. it has accelerated cameras plans

to purchase long range missiles i am concerned about it yet. look, i'm concerned about not just the next few years, but over the course of the next decade as well. there was a working assumption that an act of aggression by china toward taiwan might take place in 20 forty's. i think that tom on now has been dramatically compressed. i think sean has been very open and honest about their intentions and certainly not just through their words but through their actions with elections looming next month. ations around regional stability will continue to take center stage in australia's domestic politics and did others. chief international editor richard walker caught up with former australian prime minister tony abbot for his views on the solomon islands china security. he began by asking albert, who was in delhi, attending us to go to conference,

what china was trying to achieve with the fact. there's absolutely no doubt that having secured much of the 1st island shine and now turning their attention to what they call the 2nd nom and shine, solomon island is very strategically significant. you might remember that one of the, my savage battles of the pacific war was guadalcanal, which of course, is a part of the solomon islands. so it's absolutely understandable from china's purposes they would want to secure a significant foothold ultimately, perhaps a major military base in the solomon islands. likewise, as far as the strike is concerned, as the prime minister said, this is really a red line that shouldn't be crossed. when you ask about that, as you say, prime minister cut morrison is called that red line. what does that mean? if china crosses that red line? what happens? well, that's a very good question. and one of the things that seem simple statesmen try to

ensure is that we dined over telegraph. what might happen. i am very confident that the entire australian apparatus, in spending every energy right now to ensure that this chinese buys doesn't happen. and that the solomon islands and the people appreciate their long term best interest lie and maintaining a long and happy friendship that they've had with australia. they're still just to drill down on that. i mean, the language red lines tends to imply that if they are cross, they could be some kind of military action taken straight year, really threatening some form of military action. if china takes that step, well, i think everyone needs to understand just how serious this is. the world was comparatively oblivious to what happened in the

south china sea. and we are now confronted with a very drastic alteration of the situation on the ground. the facts on the ground. and the last thing we will want to say is something similar happening in the solomon islands. that interview, conducted by the double chief international editor, richard woke up. and that's our program for today with of course more on our website. and you can follow us on facebook and twitter it back again tomorrow. the same time we'll see you then goodbye. ah. every day for us and for our planet, with global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.

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a giant lockdown induced back of goods. while coven 19 measures and other cities are becoming more severe and cross colbert, welcome to the program. russia is using natural gas, applies more and more openly, as a political weapon against e. u countries. the countries state owned energy giant gas prom on wednesday. and as it had halted gas deliveries to poland and bulgaria, claiming the 2 countries had failed to make due payments in roubles as demanded by the crown, the path of the mo, pipelines clearly visible in poland forests. the model is just one of 4 natural gas pipelines built to transport russian gas to western europe. but for months now, the 5400 kilometer long pipeline has been largely empty. russian state own gas problem has been keeping a heavy hand on its gas taps. it's part of gas primes do strategic poker game to promote its influence in the energy world, against the backdrop of russia's invasion of ukraine,

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