violence, it's not only terrorism, it's politics. found it over 150 years ago. it's repeatedly died out, but always been resurrected. the ku klux klan starts may 11th on d. w. a did after news asia coming up to date mo, jail time for me and mas form alida on signed through g. the form of public face me and was military. that government has now become one of its main targets. she's been convicted on the 1st of several corruption charges and good faith, a 100 years in prison, plus fears grow in australia for chinese true president in the neighborhood after the solomon islands inc. the security packed with a jing, a former australian prime minister, sums up the mood in canberra world, was comparatively oblivious to what happened in the south china

sea. and we 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. ah. i'm british energy, welcome to dw news asia. glad you could join us. me and mas deposed eda on saying so. she has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for bribery. she was convicted of taking $600000.00 and $7.00 gold bars from the former chief minister of young gone . it's the 1st of several corruption cases brought against. so she, since she was ousted in a military coup last yeah, she has already received

a 6 year sentence for illegally possessing walkie talkies and breaking cove. it restrictions. so she has not been seen or allowed to speak in public since she was detained by me. and mas military on top her trial has been behind closed doors. her lawyer say that she denies all allegations . in all the 7 to 6 year old could face more than a 100 years in prison or turn me off a more from bangkok is deputy isha director at human rights watch phil robinson. phil, it sounds a little harsh to save it. are you surprised at this latest conviction handed down to all thanks who g? 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 dian myanmar. and i think that the entire objective is to make sure that the days of ang

sanks, which she has a free woman are effectively over. ah, they are working very hard to pile up the charges and pile up to convictions against sushi. 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 rous restoration of democracy and obviously prevent her from capitalizing on the election victory that she wanted a 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 song. so 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 n l. d. one in elections that were broadly considered be free and fair. i think that the

argument will be that whatever happens next up 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's 76 years old. oh, you know, this could be the equivalent 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 more 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, 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 admire the centrally forgotten well, i think that there is still a, 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 at 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 during gal 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 while it's been called genocide? while she was certainly part of the cover up ah, in. so there is definitely in something to be answered there from her. 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 and 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 robinson from human rights watch o. austria's home affairs minister say is 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. a leaked draft of the agreement suggested china could deploy troops to the islands or even build a military base that 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 dock here. that has sent shock waves across the region, but china denies seeking a military fruit haute there. wonderful. the corporation aims to help the solomon islands maintain social order, respond to natural disasters and carry out communitarian assistance. or martha gore

the island nation has also defended to pack to his public. let me assure the people of homeowners that we entered into an arrangement with china, with our eyes wide open, guided by oh, marston, his interests that the solomon islands is far from united about the decision deadly and rest 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. a move 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 her the outlook. 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. issues 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 deal. he began by asking, advert, who's 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, they now turning their attention to what they call the 2nd nom and shine in the solomon island, he's very strategically significant. or 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 it was cut back, that as you say, prime minister couple, morrison was told that a 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 the sensible statesman try to ensure is that we dined over telegraph. what might happen. i am very confident that the entire australian apparatus is bending every

energy right now to ensure that this chinese bice doesn't happen. and that the solomon islands and where people appreciate their long term based interests 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 brake lines tends to imply that if they are cross, they could be some kind of military action taken straight here. really threatening some form of military action. if china takes that step, well, i think everyone needs to understand just how serious they sees 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

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