Fears grow for Aung San Suu Kyi as she requires ‘urgent care’ in prison after ‘vomiting and severe dizziness’ but had treatment DENIED by Myanmar military junta who deposed her
Fears grow for Aung San Suu Kyi as she needs ‘urgent care’ in prison after ‘vomiting and severe dizziness’, but treatment was REFUSED by Myanmar’s military junta that deposed her
- Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris, 46, called military authorities ‘heartless and cruel’
Aung San Suu Kyi is in ‘urgent care’ in prison after ‘vomiting and severe dizziness’, but has not received treatment from the military junta that forced her out of power, according to her British son.
Health fears for Myanmar’s democracy leader are growing as she was reportedly in so much pain from gum disease drugs that she was unable to eat.
Prison authorities applied for private care for the 78-year-old, but this was rejected, according to local sources.
Her youngest son, who lives in London, has now begged military leaders to allow his ailing mother to receive treatment.
Kim Aris, 46, denounced military authorities, saying: ‘To deny a sick prisoner access to recommended medical care is callous and cruel.
Aung San Suu Kyi needs ‘urgent care’ in prison but is not receiving treatment from the military junta that forced her out of power
General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the junta, has ruled Myanmar since the deposition and arrest of Suu Kyi in February 2021
“As far as I know my mother has been vomiting and she is seriously dizzy due to her poor health,” he told The times.
“Urgent care has been recommended by prison authorities but rejected.”
He added: “I urge the authorities in Burma to give in and act humanely.”
Mr. Aris wants his mother to be returned to her home in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city.
He called the military leaders’ decision to keep his mother in prison while she suffers from ill health “appalling” in an interview with The independent.
Suu Kyi’s youngest son Kim Aris, 46, called military authorities ‘heartless and cruel’
“Illegal imprisonment, an act condemned by the outside world, is aggravated into even more and horrific abuses when basic human rights are abolished,” he said.
In recent weeks, there have been suggestions that the former leader, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2021 before going to prison, could be placed under house arrest after she was pardoned in a number of cases.
Her legal team continues to appeal to prove her innocence in the cases, working on appeals for fourteen others she faces despite not being able to meet her in prison.
General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the junta, has ruled Myanmar since Suu Kyi’s ousting and arrest in the February 2021 coup.
Human rights monitors have reported 4,035 deaths since the military junta took power, and 24,674 arrests.