Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.

Aung San Suu Kyi, 80, has been moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw, Myanmar's capital, more than five years after her government was ousted in a coup. The military-run government announced the move, accompanied by a photograph of Suu Kyi sitting with military and police officials. Her son, Kim Aris, expressed concerns over her health and called for verified information about her well-being.

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, state media report, more than five years after the military toppled the civilian government that the Nobel laureate had led and jailed her. President Min Aung Hlaing, who ordered the coup in 2021, said in a statement on Thursday that he 'commuted the remaining sentence to be served at the designated residence'.

Myanmar's detained former president Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, according to the military, after five years in prison. The announcement, broadcast on Myanmar's state media, was accompanied by a photo showing the 80-year-old sitting on a wooden bench in a skirt and traditional white blouse. It is the first public image of her released in years.

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after sweeping her into detention in a 2021 coup. A statement from the office of Min Aung Hlaing said he had 'commuted the remaining sentence' of the 80-year-old Suu Kyi 'to be served at the designated residence'. The office also shared a photograph seeming to show Suu Kyi sitting flanked by two men — one in a khaki shirt and another in a police uniform.