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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds

Emmanuel Macron makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi amid health concerns

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the immediate release of former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi after learning of her worsening health problems in military custody.

Mr Macron wrote to the 80-year-old to say he was “very concerned” to hear from her son about the deterioration of her health and difficulty in accessing appropriate care “in the context of an unfair detention”.

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