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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest from Jail

International 2024-04-17, 11:09am

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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