Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s legal team objects to brother’s attempt to sell part of historic University Avenue residence

Mizzima

The legal team representing detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has formally objected to a petition filed by her elder brother, U Aung San Oo, seeking permission to sell a portion of the historic Plot No. 54 on University Avenue Road in Yangon. The objection was submitted at Yangon’s Kamayut District Court on 5 June, according to sources close to the court.

The court has scheduled a hearing on the matter for 12 June, a source told Mizzima.

During a previous court session held on 29 May, U Aung San Oo submitted a request to sell one acre of the 1.923-acre plot, excluding the 0.923 acres where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s iconic lakeside residence is located.

Plot No. 54 has been put up for auction four times by U Aung San Oo, but has failed to attract any buyers. Past auction attempts listed the land at prices of 315 billion, 300 billion, 297 billion, and 270 billion kyats.