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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest from Jail
International
2024-04-17, 11:09am
Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON, April 17 - Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on
Wednesday.
Separately, a spokesman for the country's military authorities said older prisoners were being given "necessary care" during a spell of hot weather, and it was not immediately clear whether
the move was temporary or a represented a reduction in the 78-year-old Nobel laureate's sentence. - AFP