World leaders have reacted with anger and disappointment to the conviction of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating security laws.

世界领导纷纷表示对缅甸前民主领袖Aung San Suu Kyi触犯安全法而被定罪的事件干到愤慨和失望。

Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi reacted angrily to her conviction

The UN called for her immediate¹ release after she was sentenced to a further 18 months of house arrest（软禁） - where she has spent 14 of the past 20 years.

The US, the European Union, Britain and France were among those who condemned² the verdict（判决）.

But trading partners China and India have made no public comment.

The UN Security Council adjourned³（延期，休会） an emergency session without agreeing a response to the sentencing, and will resume deliberations（熟虑，协议） on Wednesday.

Britain's ambassador to the UN, John Sawers, who is head of the Security Council this month, said some countries, including China and Russia, had asked for more time to consider a draft statement condemning⁴ the verdict.

Ms Suu Kyi was on trial for allowing a US national, John Yettaw, into her lakeside home after he swam there uninvited. Mr Yettaw was jailed for seven years, including four years of hard labour.

Critics of Burma's military regime（军事统治） say the verdict is designed to prevent Ms Suu Kyi from taking part in elections scheduled for 2010.

'Sham⁵ trial'

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he "strongly deplores⁶（悲悼）" the verdict and called for Ms Suu Kyi to be freed.

"Unless she and all other political prisoners in Myanmar [Burma] are released and allowed to participate in free and fair elections, the credibility of the political process will remain in doubt," he said.

The UN special envoy⁷ to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, said Ms Suu Kyi was "absolutely indispensable to the resumption（恢复） of a political process that can lead to national reconciliation⁸".

US President Barack Obama called for her "immediate unconditional⁹ release", describing the extension of house arrest as unjust.

A spokesman for the European Union, Ton van Lierop, said the further detention¹⁰（拘留，挽留） of the 64-year-old was unacceptable.

"Keeping Aung San Suu Kyi under arrest under fabricated（制造好的） reasons violates her fundamental freedoms, and does not serve the proclaimed national interest either," he told the BBC.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "saddened and angry" by the verdict in what he called a "sham（假的，伪造的）" trial.

In a strongly-worded statement, he condemned the "purely¹¹ political sentence".

A statement from the office of Nicolas Sarkozy said the French president was calling on the European Union to impose new sanctions（制裁） on Burma.