Myanmar: Democracy leader released from house arrest

A Myanmar official says democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest has been lifted.

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A Myanmar official says democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest has been lifted. Hundreds of journalists, diplomats and supporters of the Nobel peace laureate rushed her Rangoon home as police removed barricades and military officials entered the house to read an official release order. Myanmar: Democracy leader released from house arrest The release comes seven years after Myanmar's military government detained her. Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the last 21 years under some sort of detention. Adding to the atmosphere in secretive Myanmar was a sharply increased security presence in Rangoon, with truckloads of riot police cruising the streets. Her release came six days after Myanmar's first election in two decades. The military's political party already has claimed a majority of seats in both houses of parliament, in voting that Western leaders and human rights activists say was fraudulent and aimed at ensuring continued military rule with a civilian face. Suu Kyi's release raises immediate questions about how much freedom the military rulers will grant her. Her followers say she will not accept any conditions on release. Her lawyer says she would resume political activities. Her party won a landslide victory in the last election in 1990, but the military rulers refused to let it take power. Now, some analysts think the military might view Suu Kyi's release as a way to soften overseas criticism of last Sunday's election. The rulers did not allow international observers to enter Myanmar to watch the voting, but there were reports of punishment being meted out to those who voted against the military's political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party. Aung San Suu Kyi (Beta, file)

Myanmar: Democracy leader released from house arrest

The release comes seven years after Myanmar's military government detained her. Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the last 21 years under some sort of detention.

Adding to the atmosphere in secretive Myanmar was a sharply increased security presence in Rangoon, with truckloads of riot police cruising the streets.

Her release came six days after Myanmar's first election in two decades.

The military's political party already has claimed a majority of seats in both houses of parliament, in voting that Western leaders and human rights activists say was fraudulent and aimed at ensuring continued military rule with a civilian face.

Suu Kyi's release raises immediate questions about how much freedom the military rulers will grant her. Her followers say she will not accept any conditions on release. Her lawyer says she would resume political activities.

Her party won a landslide victory in the last election in 1990, but the military rulers refused to let it take power. Now, some analysts think the military might view Suu Kyi's release as a way to soften overseas criticism of last Sunday's election.

The rulers did not allow international observers to enter Myanmar to watch the voting, but there were reports of punishment being meted out to those who voted against the military's political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party.

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