Kim Aris, the younger son of Myanmar’s imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is calling on the military-led government to provide proof that she is alive. The demand follows claims made by the authorities in April that Suu Kyi’s prison sentence was commuted to about 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest. Aris, who lives in London and spoke in an interview there this week, says he has not seen evidence that his mother was transferred to house arrest. He also says he believes the 80-year-old Suu Kyi has not been moved and remains in prison in Naypyitaw, Myanmar’s capital. According to the reported accounts, Aris describes the information available to him as lacking substantiation, pointing to an absence of evidence supporting the government’s statement about her transfer. The outlets report that Aris is requesting verification from the authorities regarding Suu Kyi’s location and current condition, amid continued uncertainty about her status.
Suu Kyi’s son demands proof she is alive from Myanmar military government
Kim Aris, the younger son of Myanmar’s imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is calling on the military-led government to provide proof that she is alive. The demand follows claims made by...
- Kim Aris, Suu Kyi’s younger son, asks the military-led government to provide proof she is alive.
- In April, the government said Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence was commuted to about 17 years.
- The government also said she was moved to house arrest.
- Aris says he has seen no evidence that the transfer occurred and believes she remains in prison in Naypyitaw.
- Aris makes the call in an interview in London, where he resides.
The younger son of Myanmar’s imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country’s military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest. In an interview this week in London, where he resides, Kim Aris said he believes his octogenarian mother has not been moved to house arrest and is still in prison in the capital Naypyitaw, saying there hasn’t been “any evidence” of a transfer. “The only news that we hear about her […]...Keep on reading: Son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi demands proof of life from military gov't
2 months agoThe younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest.
2 months agoThe younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest.
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