NLD news briefing

This is a chronological timetable of the events leading to the arrest and court appearance of Aung San Suu Kyi, released today by the National League for Democracy (Liberated Areas).

May 14, 2009
Time: 09:00 (Local Time)Burma’s democratic leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi faced a court trial at Insein prison of Rangoon, Burma for breaching detention conditions.
May 14 (Thursday)
12:30 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to meet her laywer U Kyi Win and U Hla Myo Myint at the court.
11: 40 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is charged with breaching detention conditions.
11: 25 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is now at the Special Court located at Insein Prison in Rangoon. The authority allowed her to meet her five lawyers, U Kyi Win, U NyanWin, U Aung Thein, U Hla Myo Myint and Daw Khin Htay Kywe. Some officials from the Embassy of the United State in Burma will also present at the court. No other people are allowedto be present at the court. The NLD members, local and foreign correspondents and hersupporters are crowded in front of the prison. Until now, a few security personnel are seen inpublic scene around the prison.
09:00 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers are waiting for meeting her at Insein prison.
07:00 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was taken by the Burmese authorities to Insein prison to face a court trail regarding the intrusion of John William Yettaw, an American citizenwho was found swimming at Rangoon’s Innya Lake and arrested in the early morning of May 6. Aung San Suu Kyi’s two helpers, Khin Khin Win and Win Pa Pa, were also taken along with herto the court.News BriefNational League for Democracy (Liberated Area) 2
May 13 (Wednesday)After 16:00 (Local Time)—U Kyi Win was again informed that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wanted to meet him again. With a surprise, He went to her home. Aung San Suu Kyi told him that she and two of her helpers are going to face a court trial. The authority informed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that she would be picked up at 7 a.m. on May 14 (Thursday) to face a court trial at the Special Court set up in Insein prison, Rangoon. The authority didn’t let her know about the charge on her. But U Kyi Win believed that it was about John William Yettaw’s sneaking into her house byswimming across the Innya Lake.
16: 00 (Local Time)—Burmese authorities allow U Kyi Win, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer,to meet her at her lakeside home. U Kyi Win explained to her about the Burmese junta’s rejection on her appeal regarding her detention and about the case of John William Yettaw. He explained to her legal conditions set by the Burmese authorities under the State Protection Act and said that she didn’t breach the conditions at all.
May 12 (Tuesday)National League for Democracy (NLD) announced that the party has a serious concern on thehealth condition of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and asked the authority to give her a sufficient medical treatment which she is entitled to according to the law. The NLD issued Statement7/05/09 after Dr. Pyone Mo Ei treated her two times in the last few days and found that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was not only suffering low blood pressure and dehydration symptoms, but also had difficulty eating last week.
May 11 (Monday)Dr. Pyone Mo Ei visited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and spent for 4 hours with her to check her health situation. According to the doctor, Daw Suu’s health is improving. She is getting better.There are no worries about her health at this moment. Although she can now eat meals, regular long-term medical checkups are needed, said the doctor.
News Brief National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) 3May 7 (Thursday)Burma’s state newspaper New Light of Myanmar announced that John William Yettaw, an,American national, sneaked into the house of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by swimming across theInnya Lake. The Burmese security personnel found him swimming in the lake at 5:30 a.m. earlyin the morning and arrested him.The Burmese authorities allow Dr. Pyone Mo Ei, an assistant of Dr. Tin Myo Win, to visit DawAung San Suu Kyi for a medical checkup. The doctor found that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from low blood pressure and dehydration and gave a treatment to her. Meanwhile, Dr.Tin Myo Win, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s family doctor, was arrested by the authorities in the evening of that day. The authorities first came to pick up Dr Tin Myo Win for his regular visit togive her a medical checkup. After he waited awhile to enter the house, authorities told him thathe could not visit her. So he went back home. In the evening, authorities came to the doctor’s house again and took him away. Where he was detained remains unknown.