For the first time in more than 2
years, the {Myanmar} military junta
allowed UN official Ibrahim Gambari to
meet jailed opposition political
leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu
Kyi for about an hour spiking hopes
that she may be released soon.
Suu Kyi, who is 60, has been in
house arrest in the last 3 years, her
telephone line disconnected and only
with her maid and doctor. She has been
in similar state for most of the last
16 years under the military junta,
which has ruled
Myanmar for the most part since
1962. Suu Kyi led her political party
National League for Democracy (NLD) in
1990 to an overwhelming victory that
was denied by the military regime led
by Gen. Than Shwe.
Last month, Shwe accused NLD of
supporting “terrorists and destructive
groups” and said that he had enough
evidence to ban the organization.
