Suu Foundation calls for ‘full and unconditional’ release of Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar junta

Mizzima

The Suu Foundation released a statement on 4 May calling on the Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi as the only real way to move forward in Myanmar.

The full text of the statement is as follows.

The Board of the Suu Foundation has seen news from junta sources in Myanmar regarding the transfer of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to imprisonment at an undisclosed address in Nay Pyi Taw.

We welcome anything that provides her with some measure of human decency. It is essential that she receives the necessary care after enduring her unjust detention.

She must also have access to her family and her lawyers.

But it is only the release of all political prisoners that advances peace in Myanmar. Moving Daw Suu to house arrest is mere hostage diplomacy.

We therefore call for her full and unconditional release from arrest, accompanied by a true cessation of violence. Only in this way can all parties come together in a genuine and inclusive process that leads to national reconciliation.

The old models of divide and rule, including the discredited National Ceasefire Agreement, will not bring peace.

The Suu Foundation maintains its long-standing commitment to Myanmar—to peacebuilding, to healthcare, and to education.

We stand with those who strive for the end of violence and suffering. We support those who are now establishing forms of governance that meet the needs and interests of the people of Myanmar.

We will do all we can to support a Myanmar-led, lasting peace that will bring stability and justice for the people.