Scoop: Aung San Suu Kyi Held in "Gulag-like Conditions"

10.7.09

Scoop: Aung San Suu Kyi Held in "Gulag-like Conditions":

Friday, 10 July 2009, 11:23 am
Press Release: Terry Evans

Aung San Suu Kyi Held in 'Gulag-like Conditions'

Press Release: Terry Evans

The British intelligence service MI6 has reported that the world's most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in 'gulag-like conditions' while being tried at Rangoon's infamous Insein prison.

MI6 stated that, 'Her trial has all the elements of an old-time People's Court hearing. No public are admitted. The defence lawyers cannot discuss the hearing outside the court. Suu Kyi sits in a dock under guard, and cannot speak to her judges directly. No reporters are allowed to cover the hearing.'

Her lawyer Nyan Win also confirmed that Suu Kyi was only allowed to read the state-controlled press, and was being denied access to “uncensored information via foreign broadcasting”.

The junta's appalling treatment of Burma's democratically elected leader is sure to be raised before the UN Security Council in August, and again in September when the US takes over the chair from the UK.

In the past Burma has been able to rely on the vetoes of two permanent members of the Security Council - China and Russia - to block unfavorable resolutions. However, informed sources say that China is extremely disappointed by the Burmese regime’s recent treatment of UN chief Ban Ki-moon.