Shift meant to be precaution during hot weather in Myanmar
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest due to a heat wave, the military government said.
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday it also granted amnesty for over 3,000 prisoners to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win []
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday it also granted amnesty for over 3,000 prisoners to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win
Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military said Wednesday that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave. A nationwide conflict in Myanmar began after the army in 2021 ousted the elected government, imprisoned Suu Kyi and began suppressing nonviolent protests that
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday.
Military spokesperson says Nobel laureate is among prisoners to be moved out of prison as a precaution during hot weatherMyanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, according to the military junta.A spokesperson said the measure was taken due to extremely hot weather and that it was trying to prevent heatstroke among “all those who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners”. Continue reading
Suu Kyi was detained by the Myanmar military during a 2021 military coup. She's now been moved out of prison and on to house arrest due to the heat
The three-judge Court of Appeal had previously found that the sentence handed to the now 43-year-old at the Central Criminal Court was unduly lenient.
Her transfer this week to house arrest was ‘a positive step,’ the Thai Foreign Ministry said.