Aris delivered a letter to France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot urging France to demand independent verification of her status. According to lawyer Francois Zimeray, Aris met Barrot on Tuesday and pressed the French government to act. Barrot told Euro News that he took note of Myanmar's update on Aung San Suu Kyi and stressed that France would continue to work towards her immediate and unconditional release.
He gave particular attention to her health conditions and the need to allow her access to care and contact with lawyers and relatives, welcoming the 'Proof of Life' campaign led by her son. Aris has had no direct communication with his mother since the 2021 coup, receiving only one letter from her in the last five years, nearly three ago. He told DVB that he believes prison doctors will not provide proper diagnosis for her heart condition, and challenged junta chief Min Aung Hlaing to allow independent verification, suggesting access for the ICRC or foreign diplomats.
I implore France to join my call so that we may obtain independently verified proof of life, and so that her fundamental rights are guaranteed: appropriate medical care, access to her lawyers and to her family.
Conflicting reports have emerged over Aung San Suu Kyi's detention status. The country's state media reported that she has been moved to house arrest, and the junta released an undated photograph of her on 30 April, announcing her release from detention in prison. no, Kim Aris described that the world thinks she is under house arrest, but she has been in jail.
Her lawyer, Francois Zimeray, said, "We have had no proof of life, no photos for years, not even any indication that she was actually transferred. " The discrepancy leaves the public uncertain whether she is actually under house arrest or still imprisoned. If moved to house arrest, Aris suspects she will not return to the family home in Yangon but be kept in Naypyidaw.
We have had no proof of life, no photos for years, not even any indication that she was actually transferred. We still don't know where she is.
Her 27-year sentence was reduced by one-sixth on April 17, and a Myanmar New Year amnesty on the same day granted parole to 4,514 people, including at least 292 political prisoners, according to the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar. President Win Myint was transferred from prison to house arrest three days before April 20. Aung San Suu Kyi has been held incommunicado for five years, denied access to lawyers, family, and independent observers since the 2021 coup.
There has been no confirmed sighting of her in over three years, with the only image released dating back to a court appearance in May 2021. The last independent verification of her condition was from Sean Turnell, who was imprisoned with her and released in 2022. She has been handed a cumulative 33-year sentence on charges widely condemned as politically motivated, which has been reduced multiple times.
We cannot imagine that she is no longer alive, but why is she being kept in total secrecy, in violation of all international conventions? We are worried about her health.
Rights groups have condemned the trials as a sham. She was charged with criminal offences including corruption. Her lawyer, Catalina de la Sota, expressed deep concern: "We cannot imagine that she is no longer alive, but why is she being kept in total secrecy, in violation of all international conventions?
no, he described that he wants proof that his mother is alive, and that if she serves the full sentence, she would be over 100 years old, calling it meaningless. The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, has demanded to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, reflecting growing international diplomatic pressure. France's engagement, spurred by Aris's plea, adds to calls for transparency from the junta.
The world thinks Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest, but she has been in jail.
Aung San Suu Kyi was once seen as a beacon for human rights and an international symbol of peaceful resistance. The daughter of General Aung San, Myanmar's independence hero who was assassinated when she was two, she studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. She led the 1988 revolt against General Ne Win, and her National League for Democracy won the 1990 elections, but the junta refused to hand over power.
She spent nearly 15 years in detention between 1989 and 2010. Her decision to defend Myanmar against genocide charges over atrocities against Rohingyas tarnished her international image, complicating her legacy as a democracy icon.
I want proof that my mother is alive.
If she serves the full sentence, she would be over 100 years old. It's meaningless.