Suu Kyi down but Myanmar democracy movement not out, say analysts

Protesters march against Aung San Suu Kyi's verdict, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec 6, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video by Reuters. The sign reads: 'The Land of Yangon, the more you oppress us, the more we will fight against you".

BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar's military hopes jailing Aung San Suu Kyi will be the "closing chapter" for its longtime nemesis and her party, but resistance to junta rule has already moved out from under her shadow, analysts say.

Massive protests and a bloody crackdown on dissent followed Suu Kyi's detention in the early hours of the Feb 1 putsch that ended the South-east Asian country's democratic interlude.