Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021 when her govt ousted by military
\n Naypyidaw
\nMyanmar\u2019s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokesperson for the Myanmar government said, amid concerns over the health of the 81-year-old.
\nThe Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021 when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar\u2019s military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.
\nSince then, Suu Kyi\u2019s exact whereabouts and health conditions have been difficult to determine, with no foreign leader or envoy having publicly met her.
\nOn Monday, Suu Kyi met Arnaud de Baecque, Resident Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Myanmar in the capital Naypyitaw, government spokeswoman Khine Khine Soe said in a message via Telegram.
\nThe ICRC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
\nIn two of the four photographs provided by the government spokesperson, Suu Kyi \u2014 dressed in traditional Burmese attire \u2014 is seen meeting with Baecque in a sparsely furnished, wood-paneled room containing only two chairs and a desk.
\nIn another photo, offering a rare glimpse inside what appears to be her residence, Suu Kyi is seen cutting a birthday cake inscribed with her name, with a clothes rack and storage boxes visible in the background. A fourth photograph is a close-up of the cake, inscribed with \u201cHappy Birthday Aunty Suu 29.6.2026\u201d.
\nReuters was not able to independently verify the location and the date when the pictures were taken. No earlier version of the pictures was found posted online before Monday.
\nMove to house arrest
\nSuu Kyi has been serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of multiple offences based on charges her allies said were politically motivated.
\nIn late April, following a military-engineered election that allowed former junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to become Myanmar\u2019s president, authorities said that she had been moved to house arrest.
\nHer sentence was also commuted by one-sixth as part of an amnesty for thousands of prisoners, which also saw the release of her ally, former president Win Myint.
\nBut the new military-backed administration has so far been reluctant to provide access to Suu Kyi, including a May request by the Philippines to allow a special envoy of the regional ASEAN bloc to meet the detained leader.
\nMyanmar\u2019s junta said last December that Suu Kyi is \u201cin good health,\u201d after her son told Reuters he had received little information about his aging mother\u2019s condition and not heard from her in years, fearing she could die without him knowing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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