Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says jailed Myanmar leader not seen for years and ‘could be dead already’
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘could be dead’ claims son of jailed former Myanmar leader
- Aung San Suu Kyi's son, Kim Aris, has expressed fears that his 80-year-old mother "could be dead already" due to a two-year information blackout and ongoing health issues.
- Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been held in solitary confinement since Myanmar's military coup in 2021 and was sentenced to 33 years in prison on politically motivated charges.
- Mr Aris stated that neither he nor her legal team has had contact with her for over two years, receiving only second-hand updates on her condition.
- He is actively campaigning for her release, meeting government officials in Japan and protesting against the military junta's upcoming elections, which he deems unfair.
- Despite acknowledging the damage to her global standing after the Rohingya crisis, Mr Aris insists his mother was "not complicit" in the military's actions.