National Unity Government requests removal of Aung San Suu Kyi from Argentine court arrest warrants

The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar, a civilian-led administration and alternative to the military regime in Naypyidaw, called the arrest warrants issued by a court in Buenos Aires, Argentina against jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Htin Kyaw “a misguided and erroneous legal accusation” on Tuesday.

“[T]he inclusion of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and former President U Htin Kyaw in the case filed at the Argentine court may create misunderstandings between the Rohingya community and other ethnic groups,” stated the NUG press release on Feb 18. 

It requested the Argentine prosecutor, who issued the 25 warrants against Myanmar’s current and former civilian and military leaders to withdraw the two for Aung San Suu Kyi and Htin Kyaw, both members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) government from 2016-21. Htin Kyaw served as president from 2016-18.