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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Tin Htet Paing and Lorcan Lovett

Leaked footage and prison logs reveal Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention

Aung San Suu Kyi close-up portrait photograph overlaid on  documents in a composite image
Details records cataloguing Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention have been revealed days out from the former leader of Myanmar’s birthday. Composite: AP

Rare footage of Aung San Suu Kyi inside a Myanmar courtroom and detailed records of her daily prison routine have been seen by the Guardian, offering a glimpse into the life of the country’s ousted civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday.

Since the military seized power in February 2021, little has been seen or heard of Aung San Suu Kyi, who led Myanmar for six years before her arrest. She is held in solitary confinement with access to the outside world strictly controlled and only rare supervised visits from her legal team.

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