According to Reuters and BBC News, a Myanmar court denied an appeal for freedom by Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a verdict likely to extent the Nobel laureate’s house arrest until after next year’s elections.

BBC News reports, Suu Kyi was found guilty in August for violating terms of her house arrest, and sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest, after a US man swam to her lakeside home.

Suu Kyi has already spent 14 of the last 20 years in some sort of detention, reports Reuters.

Many Twitterers all over the world were not surprised by the court’s decision:

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   Sexagenarian (Undisclosed) @newsworldtoday Suu Kyi: sad, however, not unexpected with elections pending 02 Oct 2009 from web in reply to newsworldtoday
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   RSR108 (Totnes, England) RT @chrismets: There’s a surprise Ugh. @GuardianUSA Burmese court rejects appeal against Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest http://bit.ly/TUrGM 02 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck
3. 
   PritishNandy (Mumbai/Goa, India) @yearning4d_sky But wasnt this pretty much expected? The incumbent rulers of Burma dont want Suu Kyi to be part of the political process. 02 Oct 2009 from web in reply to yearning4d_sky
4. 
   moekristin (Oslo, Norway) Suu Kyi-anke avvist i Burma – ja, det var jo en overraskelse… (Suu Kyi-appeal rejected in Burma – yes, that was a surprise …)
   http://tiny.cc/fs34s 02 Oct 2009 from web

Some were even disappointed with the verdict:

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   melamoogrrrl (Brisbane, Australia) Pathetic RT: @BreakingNews A Myanmar official says Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against conviction was rejected. 02 Oct 2009 from web
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   nnlwin (Australia) Disappointing result, but we are united to support pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 02 Oct 2009 from web
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   angelserendib (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) RT @AungMoeWin: WTF!!! Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi’s appeal | AP http://bit.ly/HQKPn #Burma #Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi 02 Oct 2009 from web

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