Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
State media broadcast a photograph of the Nobel laureate flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of her in years
Suu Kyi, 80, has been detained by the junta since and her whereabouts have been unclear amid a deadly civil war that was triggered by the February 2021 coup that has engulfed much of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.
“… the remaining portion of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence has been commuted to be served at a designated residence,” state-run MRTV reported, using an honorific for the veteran politician.
State media also broadcast a photograph of Suu Kyi, seated on a wooden sofa and flanked by two uniformed personnel – the first public image of the Nobel laureate in years.
At the UN in New York, spokesman Stephane Dujarric welcomed the news.
“We’ve just seen the reports,” he said. “I can tell you that we appreciate the commutation of Aung San Suu Kyi to a so-called house arrest in a designated residence. It is a meaningful step towards conditions conducive to credible political process.”