Myanmar's foreign minister informed ASEAN's special envoy that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and will be cared for. Suu Kyi, 81, is serving a sentence following a 2021 military coup. ASEAN foreign ministers met with their Myanmar counterpart to revive a stalled peace initiative.
Myanmar state television announced that detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, more than five years after the military coup that removed her from power. The order came from newly installed President Min Aung Hlaing, the former military general who led the 2021 coup. Her son and lawyers cannot confirm the move, with her son calling her a hostage. The transfer follows a military-organized election widely dismissed as a sham and comes amid China's increased involvement and US lobbying efforts by the DCI group, including Roger Stone.
Little has been heard of Myanmar's former leader since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing has announced the commutation of Aung San Suu Kyi's remaining sentence to house arrest. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been detained since the 2021 coup, reportedly in a military prison in Nay Pyi Taw. Her son Kim Aris said he is skeptical of the announcement and has no proof she is alive beyond a photo from 2022. She was sentenced to 33 years in 2021 on charges allies say were politically motivated.
