US EditionSuu Kyi Moved From Prison to House Arrest in Myanmar
State media said the move is part of a holiday amnesty that cuts all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth and leaves Suu Kyi with more than 13 years to serve.
- On Thursday, Myanmar state media reported that 80-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, citing Buddha Day and humanitarian concerns.
- Following the February 2021 coup, Suu Kyi was sentenced to 33 years on various charges that allies maintain were politically motivated, aimed at preventing her return to politics.
- Her son Kim Aris called a state-released photo of her "meaningless" and told the BBC, "So, until I'm allowed communication with her, or somebody can independently verify her condition and her whereabouts, then I won't believe anything."
- Earlier on April 30, her sentence was reduced by one-sixth as part of a wider amnesty, though her legal team stated they received no direct notification of the transfer.
- Military leader Min Aung Hlaing, facing pressure from ASEAN, previously told Thailand's foreign minister that Suu Kyi was being "well looked after" and his government was considering "good things.
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Elected President, General Min Aung Hlaing announced that the 80-year Nobel Peace Prize would serve his sentence under house arrest rather than in prison.
Former Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest on Thursday, after the country's new president, Min Aung Hlaing, decided to do so.
Myanmar’s former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been transferred from prison to house arrest, according to official media in the Asian country. The Nobel Peace Prize remained in prison since 2021, when a military uprising ended the government leading since 2016 and established the military junta still in power today. During these years she has remained completely isolated at an unknown location, presumably in a military complex in Naypyidó, and g…
Myanmar's military leadership has announced that the previously detained former prime minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been placed under house arrest. According to the official statement, the 80-year-old politician will no longer serve the remainder of her sentence in prison but in a designated residence.
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