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'I just want to see her again' says son of imprisoned Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and her youngest son Kim Aris pay respect to the late Gen. Aung San, father of Suu Kyi, at the Martyr's Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption AP/Pool Kim Aris, the son of imprisoned former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has made a heartfelt plea to be allowed to see his elderly mother again, as she remains in custody. "My father died without being able to see my mother again because she was incarcerated at the time," Aris told NPR. "I simply want to be able to see her again and know that she's okay." Kim's father, British scholar Michael Aris, died of prostate cancer on his 53rd birthday in London in 1999. Myanmar's then military junta denied him a visa for a final visit, and Suu Kyi refused to leave the country, fearing the generals would prevent her return. Now 80, the Nobel Laureate has been held in detention since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup, toppling the democratically elected government she led.…

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