Aung San Suu Kyi's Sentence Further Reduced, Transferred to House Arrest; Legal Team Plans to Meet on 5/3
Myanmar's former civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has had her sentence further reduced and has been transferred to house arrest. Her legal team plans to meet her on May 3, marking a significant change in her prolonged detention.
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Central News Agency (Naypyidaw, 1st, Comprehensive Foreign News) Myanmar's former de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team representatives stated today that after the military-backed government transferred Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw, the legal team plans to meet her this weekend.
Reuters reported that after the Myanmar military overthrew Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a coup in February 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained ever since. This coup triggered a deadly civil war that has swept through most of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation, and Aung San Suu Kyi's whereabouts have been unknown.
A member of her legal team told Reuters: 'Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi is currently still in Naypyidaw,' while confirming that she was transferred to house arrest last night.
Official media reported yesterday that she would be transferred to house arrest but did not specify the location. State media also published a photo of her, showing her sitting on a wooden chair with two uniformed personnel, which was the first image of her seen by the outside world in years.
Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team plans to meet her on the 3rd to discuss the current situation and deliver some supplies to the 80-year-old former leader.
The legal team representative said: 'The situation has changed. I think this will no longer be just a regular prison visit, but a meeting where the legal team will go in person for discussions.'
After the military coup, Aung San Suu Kyi underwent a lengthy secret trial and was charged with multiple crimes, including corruption, incitement to electoral fraud, and violating the state secrets act, for which she was sentenced to 33 years in prison. Her allies have always maintained that these charges were politically motivated, aimed at removing her from politics.
Her sentence was first reduced to 27 years, then further reduced by one-sixth on April 17 during Myanmar's New Year amnesty, the same day her ally, former President Win Myint, was released. It was reported yesterday that her sentence was again reduced by one-sixth, after which it was announced that she was transferred to house arrest.
Agence France-Presse reported that Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stated that the decision by Myanmar's authorities to transfer her to house arrest is a 'meaningful step' towards a 'credible political process.'
Dujarric also reiterated the UN's demand for Myanmar to 'swiftly release' all political prisoners. (Translator: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150501
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Reuters reported that after the Myanmar military overthrew Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a coup in February 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained ever since. This coup triggered a deadly civil war that has swept through most of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation, and Aung San Suu Kyi's whereabouts have been unknown.
A member of her legal team told Reuters: 'Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi is currently still in Naypyidaw,' while confirming that she was transferred to house arrest last night.
Official media reported yesterday that she would be transferred to house arrest but did not specify the location. State media also published a photo of her, showing her sitting on a wooden chair with two uniformed personnel, which was the first image of her seen by the outside world in years.
Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team plans to meet her on the 3rd to discuss the current situation and deliver some supplies to the 80-year-old former leader.
The legal team representative said: 'The situation has changed. I think this will no longer be just a regular prison visit, but a meeting where the legal team will go in person for discussions.'
After the military coup, Aung San Suu Kyi underwent a lengthy secret trial and was charged with multiple crimes, including corruption, incitement to electoral fraud, and violating the state secrets act, for which she was sentenced to 33 years in prison. Her allies have always maintained that these charges were politically motivated, aimed at removing her from politics.
Her sentence was first reduced to 27 years, then further reduced by one-sixth on April 17 during Myanmar's New Year amnesty, the same day her ally, former President Win Myint, was released. It was reported yesterday that her sentence was again reduced by one-sixth, after which it was announced that she was transferred to house arrest.
Agence France-Presse reported that Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stated that the decision by Myanmar's authorities to transfer her to house arrest is a 'meaningful step' towards a 'credible political process.'
Dujarric also reiterated the UN's demand for Myanmar to 'swiftly release' all political prisoners. (Translator: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150501
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