- Suu Kyi was arrested by the Myanmar military in a 2021 military coup.
- She has now been released from prison and placed under house arrest due to the heat.
Former Myanmar leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military government spokesperson said.
Suu Kyi, 78, has been detained – sometimes in solitary confinement – by the Myanmar military since it overthrew its government in a 2021 coup.
“As it is extremely hot, it is not just for Aung San Suu Kyi… For all those who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners, we are working to protect them from heatstroke,” said junta spokesperson General Zaw Min Tun. said in comments reported by local media.
Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year prison sentence in the capital Naypyitaw for various criminal convictions ranging from treason and corruption to telecommunications law violations her supporters and rights groups say were fabricated from scratch for political reasons.
A national conflict erupted in Myanmar after the military overthrew the elected government in 2021, imprisoned Suu Kyi and began suppressing nonviolent protests seeking a return to democratic rule.
Suu Kyi, 78, has been detained by Myanmar’s military since it overthrew its government in a 2021 coup.
The health of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, seen at left, has deteriorated in recent years. She is seen next to detained President Win Myint during a court appearance in 2021.
Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since Suu Kyi’s deposition and arrest in February 2021.
In February, her son Kim Aris said she was being held in solitary confinement and was in good spirits “although her health is not as good as in the past.”
Aris has previously said he wants his mother to return home to Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city.
Last fall, he called military leaders’ decision to keep his mother in prison while she suffered from poor health “abhorrent” in an interview with The Independent.
“Detaining someone illegally in prison, a decision condemned by the outside world, is compounded by an even more heinous wrong when basic human rights are abrogated,” he said.
World leaders and pro-democracy activists have repeatedly called for his release.
In February, her youngest son Kim Aris, 46, seen here, said she was being held in solitary confinement and was in good spirits “even though her health is not as good as in the past “.
Myanmar’s military says Suu Kyi was moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to the country’s heatwave.
Her legal team continues to appeal to prove her innocence in these cases, and is also working on appeals for 14 other people she faces.
A spokesperson for the NUG shadow government called for the unconditional release of Suu Kyi and U Win Myint, Myanmar’s deposed president, who has also been under house arrest according to media reports.
“Moving them from prisons to homes is a good thing, because homes are better than prisons. However, they must be released unconditionally. They must take full responsibility for the health and safety of Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint,” spokesperson Kyaw Zaw said on Tuesday.
Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since the ouster and arrest of Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup.
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