King Charles sends books and letters to Myanmar's detained leader

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:20 · Archive

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received gardening books and correspondence from King Charles.

Myanmar's military authorities have delivered gardening books and correspondence from King Charles to Aung San Suu Kyi, the imprisoned former leader, and released rare photographs showing her receiving the gift. A presidential spokesperson said home ministry officials handed over two gardening books on soil, along with a sealed envelope and sealed diplomatic pouch from the King, who has a known interest in horticulture and the environment.

Photographs showed Suu Kyi, aged 81, smiling in a wood-panelled room. Critics said the release of the images was a stunt by Myanmar's military to improve the country's diplomatic standing. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and daughter of independence hero General Aung San, is serving multiple sentences under house arrest at an undisclosed location in the capital Naypyidaw.

Suu Kyi was deposed in a military coup in 2021 despite winning a 2015 election. Since then, her whereabouts and health have been difficult to determine until an International Committee of the Red Cross visit in August. The coup has triggered an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people according to conflict monitor ACLED.

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• Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in rare photos after receiving gift from King CharlesCritics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation Myanmar has delivered presents from Britain’s King Charles to Aung San Suu Kyi , releasing rare photos of the imprisoned former leader in what critics said was a stunt by the country’s military to end diplomatic isolation. A presidential spokesperson said on social media that home ministry officials handed over two gardening books on soil, “along with one sealed envelope and a sealed diplomatic pouch”, from King Charles, who is known to have an interest in planting and the…Guardian World · 20 Oct, 06:07
• King 'sends books and letters' to Myanmar's detained ex-leader'Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been photographed receiving books and letters from the King Charles, officials said.Sky News · 19 Oct, 15:53

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