Imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of breaking the terms of her house arrest after an American man, John Yettaw, swam to her house and refused to leave. Aung San Suu Kyi was not given the maximum 5 year prison sentence, but instead will serve 18 months under house arrest.
According to the Burma Campaign UK, the regime will try to present this as leniency in order to avoid international sanctions. This period of detention keeps Aung San Suu Kyi in detention during rigged elections due in 2010. The elections bring in a new constitution which is designed to legalise military rule.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention for more than 13 of the past 19 years. The United Nations has ruled that her detention is illegal under international law and Burmese law. According to the dictatorship, her current period of detention was due to expire on 27th May. She was put on trial on 18th May for breaking the conditions of her house arrest after an American man swam to her home and refused to leave.
The Burma VJ coalition is calling for the release of all political prisoners in Burma. Click here to sign the petition to Ban Ki-Moon.
Read the full Burma Campaign press release here.
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Hi David,
Thanks for your query. I’ll look into it and get you an answer.
Our contact address is campaigns@co-operative.coop.
Many thanks,
The Burma VJ team in the UK
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