San Suu Kyi, Burmese leader and Nobel laureate, has been released from prison. From the prison where she was held she was transferred to a government building, according to an official of her party, the National League for Democracy, and is having meetings with various personalities.

Suu Kyi has only been seen once since she was detained after the February 1, 2021 military coup, in grainy state media photos from a courtroom.

Among the meetings confirmed so far is the one with the spokesman of the country's lower house Ti Khun Myat and a summit with Deng Xijuan, China's special envoy for Asian affairs, who is visiting Burma is scheduled.

A source from another political party said Suu Kyi was transferred to a VIP compound in Naypyidaw. There have been concerns over the health of the 78-year-old Nobel laureate since her detention, including during her trial in a junta court that required her to attend hearings nearly every day. Suu Kyi was sentenced to 33 years in prison on a variety of charges, including bribery, possession of illegal walkie talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. Rights groups have called her trial "a farce" and a tool designed to exclude the popular leader from politics.

(Unioneonline/ss)