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Myanmar junta denies access to Suu Kyi

Wednesday, 03 November 2021 10:42 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 03 November 2021 10:42 AM ]

This picture, taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26, shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a court hearing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Via AFP)

Myanmar's ruling junta has rejected a request for a visit between a Southeast Asian envoy and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The junta said on Wednesday a visit between a foreign envoy and someone who is charged with crimes was not warranted by any country.

"I believe no country will allow anyone to do beyond the existing law like this," said Vice-Senior General Soe Win, the second in command of the military.

Soe Win denied Myanmar's non-compliance with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and said an April agreement with ASEAN had been contingent on it considering Myanmar's "current internal affairs," and the decision about the envoy's access to the former leader had been "based on internal stability."

The junta's decision came despite mounting international pressure on the ruling military leaders of Myanmar to release Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest pending trial.

Suu Kyi and her close aides are being charged for a number of crimes, including rigging the elections that kept her at the helm before the military takeover of the country.

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The junta seized power from Suu Kyi's government in a coup launched in February over alleged election fraud. Since the coup, the junta has been clamping down on opposition protest rallies, workers' strikes, and anti-junta demonstrations held by pro-democracy activists.

More than 1,200 people have been reportedly killed in the heavy-handed crackdown.

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