Aung San Suu Kyi's kin lament the unsettling absence of communication.
Following a coup in 2018, Aung San Suu Kyi, the former de facto leader of Myanmar, was nabbed. Despite a lighter sentence being imposed later, her family claims they've barely managed to communicate with the 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize recipient, who's rumored to have health concerns.
The family of the toppled leader in turbulent Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been out of touch with the laureate ever since her captivity post the coup. Kim Aris, her son, shared this with the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica", stating, "We've only gotten one letter from her in the past three and a half years, in January of the last year." Since then, neither him nor his brother has received any word from her. Not even following Suu Kyi's shift from a Naypyidaw prison in April.
Post the coup on February 1, 2021, the military upended the democratically chosen de facto leader, Suu Kyi, and detained her. Later, a court run by the junta convicted her on numerous counts, leading to an overall sentence of 33 years. In 2023, the military junta reduced Suu Kyi's sentence by six years. In April, she was moved from the Naypyidaw prison to another location. However, according to her son's claims, the family hasn't been updated about her whereabouts since then.
Aris, Suu Kyi's son, mentioned that they've heard she's unwell and battles severe toothaches, making it difficult for her to eat. As a result, they dispatched her medication. "And remarkably, we got a signed letter from her in January", Aris stated. In the letter, Suu Kyi thanked them for the medication but expressed her continued ill health. According to Aris, they haven't received any reply regarding another set of medication since then.
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Despite her reduced sentence in 2023, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Myanmar, continues to face challenges in communication with her family. Notably, she has only sent one signed letter to her son Kim Aris since her relocation from Naypyidaw prison in April 2021.
