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‘I just want to see her again’ says son of Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi : NPR

‘I just want to see her again’ says son of Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi : NPR

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Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and her youngest son Kim Aris pay respect to the late Gen. Aung San, father of Suu Kyi, at the Martyr’s Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption AP/Pool Kim Aris, the son of imprisoned former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has made a heartfelt plea to be allowed to see his elderly mother again, as she remains in custody. “My father died without being able to see my mother again because she was incarcerated at the time,” Aris told NPR. “I simply want to be able to see her again and know that she’s okay.” Kim’s father, British scholar Michael Aris, died of prostate cancer on his 53rd birthday in London in 1999. Myanmar’s then military junta denied him a visa for a final visit, and Suu Kyi refused to leave the country, fearing the generals would prevent her return. Now 80, the Nobel Laureate has been held in detention since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup, toppling the …

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, doubts linger : NPR

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, doubts linger : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained following a military coup in 2021. Aung Shine Oo/AP hide caption toggle caption Aung Shine Oo/AP Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained following a military coup in 2021. Aung Shine Oo/AP BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military junta has transferred deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, state broadcaster MRTV announced Thursday – a move her son is calling a “calculated gesture” rather than a sign of genuine progress. Suu Kyi, 80, has been held in detention since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup, toppling the democratically elected government she led. She was sentenced to 27 years in prison on what are widely condemned as fabricated charges of corruption and electoral fraud. The order to transfer her came from Min Aung Hlaing, the general who led the coup and arranged to be sworn in this month as Myanmar’s civilian president following an election that excluded her dissolved party, the National League for Democracy. The election was widely dismissed …