CNI News
21 August 2022
State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said he was lenient with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi although he could take more severe action against her.
The SAC chairman made the comments when he reveived Ms Noeleen Heyzer, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General, on 17 August.
The special envoy called on the chairman to return Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest before she is officially convicted and allow her to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
The chairman said they had given special privilege to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by letting her stay in a home-like arrangement.
The chairman said, “Although we can take more serious action against her, we are lenient with her. However, if we have to compare priorities between democracy and anti-democracy, we will prioritize democracy and we will carry out the appropriate action that we should do.”
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing discuss issues related to the ICJ.
“Regarding the prosecution, as an example, Mr. Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, was also convicted at the court. The similar legal punishment was inflicted upon Ms Park Geum-hye, the former President of the Republic of Korea (ROK). As all of them are politicians, they have the obligation to understand the law and abide by the law. Due to this obligation, they have the responsibility to solve the problems by legal means,” the chairman told the special envoy.
Currently, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted under the Anti-corruption Law, the Myanmar Electronic Transaction Law and the Natural Disaster Management Law and sentenced to different prison terms.
Then, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was moved from the house she was detained to Nay Pyi Taw prison and a special building was built for her, according to a statement issued by the SAC.
