Myanmar’s junta says it has moved elderly prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, amid severe heat. It is not clear whether her move from prison is temporary.
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The military junta has faced massive protest over the arrest and jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured here on a banner
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Myanmar’s jailed former leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved out from prison along with other elderly inmates as a health measure to protect them from severe heat, the military government said on Wednesday.
Win Myint, the 72-year-old former president of her ousted government, was also reportedly among the prisoners taken from prison amid the heat wave.
A military source told AFP news agency that Suu Kyi and Win Myint were transferred to house arrest.
Suu Kyi, 78, has been serving a 27-year prison term in the capital, Naypyitaw, after being convicted on several charges that her supporters and rights groups say were politically motivated.
According to Myanmar’s meteorological department, Naypyitaw saw temperatures of 39 C (102.2 F) on Tuesday afternoon
