According to the British newspaper The Guardian, reported on October 25th local time, Aung San Suu Kyi's son Kim Arys said that in her first call with her 81-year-old mother for over five years, she sounded physically and mentally healthy, but lived in a state of near-complete isolation.
"She appears completely lucid on a spiritual level and has a strong body," said Aris. "I believe there are no others besides the military or police force nearby, based on my knowledge of her situation. From what I understand, she's been held in solitary confinement throughout."
"I still don't fully know where she is," Ari said, "I think it's an apartment in the Neibei district, with a fence around it and a small patch of weeds."
According to photos released by the Burmese authorities, on the 22nd of this month, Aung San Suu Kyi wore a purple jacket and spoke on the phone with her son in a room at a certain location. Arias said that he had a conversation with Aung San Suu Kyi for about 20 minutes at the Burmese Embassy in the UK that day.
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with her son. Burmese authorities
In February 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi, then-President Win Myint, and some senior officials of the National Democratic League were taken into custody by the military, and subsequently faced various charges. In December 2022, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to several years in prison, and her sentence was commuted in August 2023.
In April this year, Wen Min was granted amnesty and released, while Aung San Suu Kyi was transferred to a designated residence to serve the remaining sentence.
