US demands immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi
AFP, December, 2004
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House demanded that Myanmar military authorities "immediately and unconditionally" release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and condemned her extended house arrest.
"The United States calls on the regime to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners immediately and unconditionally, and to begin taking other meaningful steps toward national reconciliation, democracy, and improved human rights," spokesman Scott McClellan said.
"Only then will Burma be able to rejoin the community of nations and ensure security and prosperity for its people," McClellan said in a statement.
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The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner's National League for Democracy (NLD) and security officials told AFP in Yangon on Monday that they had received information her detention had been prolonged by a year.
"We note with deep concern reports that the Burmese regime has extended her detention for an additional year," said McClellan.
"If true, this represents ...
