Myanmar: ICJ condemns the continued detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Aug 17, 2009 | News

The ICJ condemns the Yangon North District Court’s decision to convict Aung San Suu Kyi for violating the order of her house arrest.

The court sentenced the Nobel Peace Prize laureate to three years imprisonment with hard labour, commuted to 18 months house arrest by Senior General Than Shwe, Chair of Myanmar’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).

 

Myanmar-ICJ Condemns Continued Detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-Press release-2009 (full text, PDF)

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