Burma’s pro-democracy leader is seeking to have her regular physician, Tin Myo Win, reinstated as her primary doctor, following her return to her home after being sentenced to 18-months of house arrest.
Nyan Win, one of Suu Kyi’s lawyer, told The Irrawaddy on Monday that since she returned home on August 11, the authorities sent another doctor to check on her health.
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| A Burmese demonstrator holds a photograph of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Bangkok on August 16. (Photo: AP) |
“She told officials that she wanted her family physician, Dr Tin Myo Win, to take care of her health,” Nyan Win said. “So far, I don’t think Dr Tin Myo Win has been able to visit her.”
Tin Myo Win was a leading pro-democracy activist during the 1988 uprising that toppled the 26-year rule of the late dictator Ne Win.
After the military coup in September 1988, Tin Myo Win became a member of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD). In the following year, he was jailed.
He was the only regular visitor to see Suu Kyi during 2003-09, when he performed monthly check ups.
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| Tin Myo Win, Suu Kyi's family physician. |
His is regular visits were suspended when he was arrested and questioned after the American intruder John Yettaw entered Suu Kyi’s lakeside house in Rangoon in early May.
Nyan Win said Suu Kyi’s lawyers have asked the authorities to allow a meeting with their client to talk about an appeal of her conviction.
Last week, Suu Kyi asked clarification from authorities about one of eight conditions of her house arrest concerning visitors.
Suu Kyi was sentenced to 3-year imprisonment for violating the terms of her house arrest. Yettaw received a 7-year sentence. Her sentence was reduced to18-months under house arrest.
Yettaw was granted amnesty after US Sen Jim Webb met with Snr-Gen Than Shwe.
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