Legal team plans to meet with detained Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi this weekend

The legal team representing Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is preparing to meet with her this weekend. This meeting follows her transfer to house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, by the military-backed government, a move confirmed by a representative of her legal team.

Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate, has been in detention since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, an event that plunged the nation into a devastating civil war. Her exact whereabouts had been a subject of speculation until the recent confirmation of her move to house arrest. State media released the first public image of her in years, showing her seated with uniformed personnel.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is currently still in Naypyidaw.

The legal team's planned meeting on Sunday aims to discuss the next steps in her legal process and to deliver essential supplies like food and medicine. This follows a period where direct contact was restricted, and supplies were left at a police station. Suu Kyi's allies maintain that the charges against her, which have resulted in a sentence of 27 years after reductions, are politically motivated.

This development occurs amidst broader political shifts in Myanmar, including the junta chief's efforts to re-engage with regional blocs like ASEAN, which had previously banned Myanmar from its summits. The international community continues to exert pressure on the junta to release political detainees, highlighting the ongoing struggle for democracy in the country.

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On Sunday, since Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had already been transferred to house arrest, it means that while going to deliver her provisions as usual, we would be able to meet her as a team to discuss the next steps of the process.