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Myanmar: What's behind Suu Kyi's transfer to house arrest?

dw.com·David Hutt·26 days ago
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Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest after spending over five years in prison, the country's state media reported last week.   The 80-year-old Nobel laureate, who led the country between 2016 and 2021 as state counselor, had been detained in a military coup in February 2021. Suu Kyi was subsequently convicted on a series of charges, including corruption, election fraud and breaching official secrets rules. She had been serving her sentence at an undisclosed location in the capital, Naypyitaw. Her supporters say the cases were fabricated to keep her out of politics. Suu Kyi is a world-renowned activist and the daughter of Myanmar's independence hero, General Aung San. She had been clashing with Myanmar authorities for decades, and spent nearly 15 years in detention between 1989 and 2010.…

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