Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest could not be extended
According to Suu Kyi’s lawyer Jared Genser who is based in Washington, the military rulers of Myanmar could no longer extend the house arrest of Nobel peace prize awardee Aung San Suu Kyi who is completing her fifth year of house arrest on May 24 2008. According to the law, house arrest could only last up to five yeas and could only be extended one year at a time. It was last renewed last May 25, 2007. Genser remarks that her release is timely as so she could attend the international aid conference which is scheduled on May 25, Sunday. This is if the Burmese junta would follow their own law. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is also scheduled to visit Myanmar to persuade junta leader Than Shwe who has been refusing relief effort from countries all over the world. International efforts seek to aid two million people who desperately need help.
