Wed, Jun 25, 2003 - Page 5 News List

Generals deny Suu Kyi in Insein jail

PROTECTIVE CUSTODY Japan's deputy foreign minister said the junta had offered its assurances that the democracy leader was not being held at the infamous prison

AFP , BANGKOK

Japan, Myanmar's top donor country, has threatened to cut off tens of millions of dollars in aid if it does not release Aung San Suu Kyi.

Her National League for Democracy party won a landslide victory in 1990 elections that were never recognized by Myanmar's rulers.

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