Cambodia condemns Suu Kyi’s solitary confinement

[geovalin]

Cambodia has condemned move to restrict Suu Kyi to solitary confinement and has urged the authorities to send her back to house arrest. In a recent diplomatic developments between Cambodia and Myanmar, the issue of the recent confinement of Aung San Suu Kyi has come to the fore. The Foreign Minister of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, has urged Myanmar’s ruling State Administration Council (SAC) to release Suu Kyi.

 

Sokhonn is not only the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation but also serves as ASEAN’s chair as special envoy to Myanmar. It is to be noted here that Suu Kyi was transferred from house arrest in Naypyidaw to a much harder confinement facility last week. The solitary confinement facility is located in a wing of the capital’s prison, which is known for its strict and rigid protocols.

 

The Foreign Ministry of Cambodia issued an official statement, in which Sokhonn stated, “I have no doubt that the same concern resonates beyond ASEAN, considering that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is regarded internationally and by many in Myanmar as having a critical role in your country’s return to normalcy and national reconciliation through a peaceful political solution.”

 

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[Nickelbeer]

Glad they’re speaking out against Myanmar’s treatment of “The Lady”. Hun Sen doesn’t seem to be granting any slack to dissidents in his country, though.