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She has already been sentenced to six years imprisonment in other cases and faces ten more corruption charges.
The army seized power and arrested Ms Suu Kyi in February last year.
Opponents of military rule in the country have called for a “Silent Strike” aimed at emptying the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns.
The country has been in turmoil since February when generals deposed the civilian government.
The ousted leader is accused of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies.
The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the 76-year-old since the army seized power on 1 February.
Allegations of electoral fraud were the main reason cited by the military for its 1 February seizure of power.
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate is being charged with accepting illegal payments of cash and gold, among other charges.
Security forces ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a 1 February coup.
The junta has ignored the global condemnation, responding to the uprising with escalating strength.
Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained on 1 February.
Opponents of the coup are also urging foreign businesses to cut their ties to Myanmar operations they believe benefit the military.
The country’s new military leadership has so far been unmoved by a torrent of international condemnation.
Demonstrators continue to defy the military authorities.
Protesters are calling for power to be restored to Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposed civilian government.
International condemnation of the coup continues to grow.
Yesterday, new military authorities cut most access to the internet, making Twitter and Instagram inaccessible.
Since the coup, social media platforms have been major sources of independent news as well as organising tools for protests.
Win Htein, aged 79, was detained at his home in Yangon.
One of the country’s main telecom providers confirmed that authorities ordered it to “temporarily block” Facebook access.
The charges against Suu Kyi appear to carry a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
US President Joe Biden led the chorus of global outrage, calling for a quick restoration of democracy.
The military today declared it had taken control of the country for one year under a state of emergency.
The military has declared it had taken control of the country for one year under a state of emergency
The former pro-democracy figurehead refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians in 2017.
Councillors in Dublin rescinded the honour in December 2017.
Reporters Wa Lone (32) and Kyaw Soe Oo (28) were arrested in Yangon in December 2017.
The group revoked the award in light of Suu Kyi’s “betrayal of the values she once stood for”.
The two Reuters journalists were reporting on the Rohingya crisis.
The statement came after a damning UN report termed the treatment of the Rohingya people as “genocide”.
Councillors voted in favour of the motion at a council meeting tonight.
Councillors are looking at how to remove the award from her.
Councillors are also expected to take the honour from Bob Geldof.
Ethnic hatred has driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.
More than 620,000 people have poured into Bangladesh since August.
Bob Geldof yesterday asked that he have his honour taken away from him.
Geldof wants the honour to be taken off Aung San Suu Kyi.
Geldof says he doesn’t want to be associated with “handmaiden to genocide” Aung San Suu Kyi.
Geldof said he’s returning the honour in protest against the Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.