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Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
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Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera·about 1 month ago
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The move comes as part of a larger prisoner pardon tied to a Buddhist religious holiday. Myanmar’s ⁠former leader Aung San ⁠Suu Kyi ⁠has been moved to house ‌arrest, state media report, more than five years after the military toppled the civilian government that the Nobel laureate had led and jailed her. President Min Aung Hlaing , who ordered the coup in 2021, said in a statement on Thursday that he “commuted the remaining sentence to be served at the designated residence”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president list 2 of 3 Myanmar’s military government rebuffed on peace talks offer list 3 of 3 Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence end of list State media broadcast a photograph of Suu Kyi seated on a ‌wooden bench and flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of the democracy campaigner in years.…

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