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this new culture. so you are not a visitor now the guests. you want to become a citizen in phil migrants, your platform for reliable information vis or did up their news asia coming up to date mo, jane, time for me and mas home alida on sign through g. the form of public face me and boss military that government has now become one of its main targets. she has been convicted on the 1st of several corruption charges and good faith, a 100 years in prison. plus, fears, grow in australia, if a chinese troop presence in the neighborhood after the solomon islands, inc. the security packed with a jing of oma australian prime minister,

sums up the mood in cambra world was comparatively oblivious to what happened in the south china sea. and we now confronted with a very tested 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, irish energy, welcome to d, w. news asia. glad you could join us me and mas depot's leader 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 g,

since she was ousted in the military coup last year, she has already received a 6 year sentence for illegally possessing walkie talkies and breaking cove 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 76 year old could face more than a 100 years in prison. join me now for 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 own thank 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 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 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 risk restoration of democracy and obviously prevent her from capitalizing on the election victory that she wanton of member to be. 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 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 knotty 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 and martha 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 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 country's rocking gum 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 he was certainly part of the cover up ah, in. so there is definitely a, something to be answered there from her or she has to be, i think probably the, the world's worst politician. yeah. 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 deed 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 mate 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 fruit hope there longer for the corporation. aims to help the solomon

islands maintain social order, respond to natural disasters and carry out communitarian assistance with you. or martha gore the island nation has also defended to pack to his public. let me assure the people so mom islands that we entered into an arrangement with china, with our eyes wide open, guided by o mountainous interests that the solomon islands is far from united about the decision. deadly and breast 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 sy ity 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 nails 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. 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, now turning their attention to what they call the 2nd island,

shine. the solomon island, he's very strategically significant. you might remember that one of them, i savage battles of the pacific war was guadalcanal, which of course, is 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, primary cup, morrison, is that a regular? 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 sensible statesman try to ensure is that we dined over telegraph. what might happen?

i am very confident i did. the entire australian apparatus is bending every energy right now to ensure that this chinese base doesn't happen. and that the solomon islands and the people appreciate at the day a 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 brake lines tends to imply that if they are cross, they could be some kind of military action taken straight. you're really threatening some form of military action. if china takes that step. well, i think everyone needs to understand just how serious they see this 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,

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