In the midst of a heat wave, the military of Myanmar moves former leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to her home

The military government of Myanmar has claimed that Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s former leader, has been placed under house arrest because to health concerns stemming from a heatwave. She has been detained since the military took control in February 2021. The action, which is intended to save Suu Kyi’s health, comes amid a nationwide upsurge in hostilities between pro-democracy opposition militants and the military.

According to Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the military spokesperson, Suu Kyi, who is 78 years old, and Win Myint, the former president of her overthrown government, were two of the many old and sick inmates who were moved from prison facilities because of the extreme heat.

She was being kept in a specially designed section of the main prison in the nation’s capital, Naypyitaw, where Tuesday afternoon temperatures reportedly hit 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Myanmar’s meteorological agency.

In Myanmar, the transfer has not been made public despite the transfer. The military government controls information about Suu Kyi, and her attorneys are not allowed to discuss her cases with the media due to a gag order. When they last spoke with her in person in December 2022, her attorneys faced a number of challenges, including the inability to see her in person to get directions.

Suu Kyi’s relocation comes at a time when the military is facing several obstacles in its attempts to quell rebel groups from ethnic minorities and pro-democracy movements. After the military overthrew the elected government in February 2021 and clamped down on nonviolent demonstrations calling for the return of democratic administration, the conflict broke out.

Suu Kyi has been imprisoned for 27 years on a number of allegations that, according to her supporters and independent analysts, are politically motivated and made up to justify the military’s takeover of power.

Independent observers have largely discounted the military’s claims that her party engaged in massive vote fraud to secure a resounding victory in the 2020 general election.