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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Concerns for imprisoned leader heightened by leaked logs

  • Leaked prison logs from early 2024 have provided rare insight into the tightly controlled life of Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted Myanmar leader, who is spending her fourth year in solitary confinement.
  • The logs detail her daily routine, including waking at 4.30am, over an hour of meditation and prayer, three modest meals, and several hours reading English and French novels.
  • Ms Suu Kyi was detained after the military overthrew her elected government in a 2021 coup and she was handed a 27-year prison sentence on charges widely condemned as politically motivated.
  • Concerns about her wellbeing are heightened by the logs, which indicate she receives only basic medical care and has faced room temperatures reaching 31C.
  • Ahead of her 80th birthday on 19 June, her son Kim Aris has launched a campaign to collect 80,000 messages for her.

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