Tuesday, May 12, 2009

News at Eleven: "The U.S. government is concerned about reports

that Aung San Suu Kyi needs medical care and that the Burmese authorities have detained her primary personal physician, Dr. Tin Myo Win," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.

"We urge the Burmese regime to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to receive immediate medical care from a doctor. We further call on the regime to permit Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with her personal attorney immediately," Kelly said.

He also called for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi--a Nobel peace laureate and leader of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD)--as well as of the more than 2,000 political prisoners in Burma.

from Radio Free Asia: Opposition Chief 'Needs Medical Care'

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