Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s inheritance lawsuit hearing postponed yet again

DVB ( 29 October 2003 )

A court in Rangoon has again postponed the hearing of inheritance lawsuit brought against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by her older brother U Aung San Oo.

The hearing is postponed until 26 December 2003 and her legal team is requesting the court to postpone the hearing every month as long as the team is not allowed to see her, said her legal representative, U Tun Tin.

He also added that the authority refused to grant the permission to see her within the legal boundary as the case demands. U Tun Tin and another lawyer, U Kyi Win recently attempted to see Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the case with her but they were not allowed to see her by the security staff guarding her home.

U Kyi Win has officially lodged a letter of complaint at the court on 27 October against the refusal and the team insisted that the incident is a clear indication that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still being kept under house arrest, and not by mutual agreement as it is claimed by the SPDC.

NLD leaders and members who attempted to see her recently were also barred from doing so and forced to turn away.

U Thein Nyunt, the NLD leader of Thingangyun Township, Rangoon said that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is not allowed to go out and participate in political activities officially and he insisted that she is not a free human being at the moment.