Aung San Suu Kyi has spent a total of 19 years in detention since 1989, says the Irrawaddy quoting Burma Campaign UK.
The 79-year-old is in her fourth period of detention since 1989 and was detained during the February 1, 2021, coup. She is reportedly in solitary confinement in prison.
“The Burmese military detaining Aung San Suu Kyi for a total of 19 years demonstrates how, decades on, they are still afraid of her,” said Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s director. “Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners must be freed, and much more done to cut off the supply of money and arms to the Burmese military.”