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News Title: Court Trial on Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu KyiLocation: Special Court at Insein Prison, Rangoon, BurmaDate: May 14, 2009Time: 09:00 (Local Time)Burma’s democratic leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi faced acourt trial at Insein prison of Rangoon, Burma for breaching detention conditions.May 14 – (Thursday Evening)World Leaders’ Response to Burmese Junta’s Action on Daw Aung San Suu KyiForeign Minister Stephen Smith (Australia)

– The Foreign Minister called the arrest [of AungSan Suu Kyi] “grave and concerning” and demanded her immediate release.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown

(The United Kingdom) –

The Burmese regime is clearlyintent on finding any pretext, no matter how tenuous, to extend her unlawful detention.

I amdeeply disturbed that Aung San Suu Kyi may be charged with breaching the terms of herdetention.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (The United State) –

The US State Department saidSecretary of State Hillary Clinton had asked for more information on the developments.

“Wehave seen this report, which is certainly troubling if true,” said spokesman Ian Kelly.

Piero Fassino (European Union’s Special Envoy to Burma) -

There was “no justification” forthe detention.

Fassino said the international community should use “every possible means topress for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi” as well as “the 2,000 other political prisoners whoare held in Burmese jails.”

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thailand) –

We would like to see positive steps being takenaccording to the roadmap. It's very important the political process is inclusive.

Tomas Ojea Quintana (The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights inBurma) -

Since her house is well guarded by security forces, the responsibility for preventingsuch intrusions, and alerting the authorities, lies with the security forces and not with Aung SanSuu Kyi and her aides. [He] called for the “unconditional release” of Aung San Suu Kyi.

He also

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said that "all 2,156 prisoners of conscience currently detained by the authorities should bereleased before the 2010 elections."

Amnesty International (UK) –

Now more than ever, the Security Council and ASEAN memberstates must send an unequivocal signal to the generals that they can no longer act with impunity.

In the absence of a unified international voice, the Myanmar government will continue to act inutter disregard for human rights.

May 14 (Thursday Morning)

12:30 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to meet her laywer U Kyi Win and UHla Myo Myint at the court. After the court adjourned to May 18, she was put into Insein prison,along with her two helpers.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 InseinPrison 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 theEmbassy 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 Inseinprison.07:00 (Local Time)—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was taken by the Burmese authorities to Inseinprison 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.

May 13 (Wednesday)

After 16:00 (Local Time)—U Kyi Win was again informed that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wantedto meet him again. With a surprise, He went to her home. Aung San Suu Kyi told him that she

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and two of her helpers are going to face a court trial. The authority informed Daw Aung San SuuKyi that she would be picked at 7 a.m. on May 14 (Thursday) to face a court trial at the SpecialCourt set up in Insein prison, Rangoon. The authority didn’t let her know about the charge onher. 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’srejection on her appeal regarding her detention and about the case of John William Yettaw. Heexplained to her legal conditions set by the Burmese authorities under the State Protection Actand 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 sufficientmedical 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 DawAung San Suu Kyi was not only suffering low blood pressure and dehydration symptoms, butalso 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 herhealth 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, regularlong-term medical checkups are needed, said the doctor.

May 7 (Thursday)

Burma’s state newspaper

New Light of Myanmar

announced that John William Yettaw, anAmerican 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.

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