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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Peter Popham and David Maddox

Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, is leading a new push to free Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi as sham elections in the country are set to begin.

The Foreign Office (FCDO) has issued a demand for Ms Suu Kyi to be released as the military junta in the country formerly known as Burma attempts to justify its rule with elections, which have excluded most of the opposition.

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