Date: June 20,2003

After the bloodshed surrounding May 30th events, the International Community has focused upon the detention, health condition and whereabouts of Burmese Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. According to UN special envoy Mr. Razili Ismail, who had the permission to see her at an "official guest house" in Rangoon where she was being kept under "protective custody", she was well and in good spirits. It appeared that she had not been physically hurt.

However, according to the current news and information available since the May 30 violence, confusion as to her whereabouts has arisen. It had not been possible to confirm whether Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was being held at a military camp or if she had been moved and further detained under Article 10 (A) of State Protection Act. The UK's Foreign Office Minister, Mike O'Brien stated yesterday that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was now being held at the notorious Insein Jail, just outside Rangoon. Being detained under Article 10 (a) of the 1975 Act is completely contradictory to the SPDC's claim that she is being held under 'protective custody'. Instead she has been arrested without trial, without access to family or consultation with lawyers, for up to 5 years.

If the source is to be confirmed that she is detained in Insein Jail, the possible and only place might be a newly erected building inside the prison. This has reportedly been intended to detain Daw Aung San Suu Kyi since building finished in 1997. This small construction of three rooms is situated between the women's ward and the gallows, which can be seen in the attached diagrams.

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners(Burma)