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ASEAN Envoy appeals to Myanmar's junta to escape Soo Chi prison

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Phnom Penh — Southeast Asian special envoy on Monday's Myanmar crisis appealed for generosity prior to a visit later this week and urged its military ruler to keep the exiled leader Aung San Suu Kyi out of prison. ..

Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokong will make his second trip to Myanmar from Wednesday, and a spokesman for the ministry will be part of the junta's peace commitment with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Stated.

Soo Chi, who has been tried for at least 20 crimes since the coup against the government elected last year, was transferred to a prison in the capital Naypyidaw and held in a cell. She denies all charges.

Despite being convicted of several relatively minor crimes, a 77-year-old boy escaped prison until last week and was detained in a private location. I did.

In a letter to the military government, Prak Sokong urged compassion.

"Aung San Suu Kyi is considered by many internationally and by many in Myanmar to return to normal and play an important role in national reconciliation through a peaceful political solution. "He said.

Activists criticized the last visit to Pluck Sokong in March for his understanding, accusing him of failing to overlook the enemy in favor of the junta.

In his letter, he stated that a successful peace process was impossible except on one side.

"Peaceful political resolution to conflict must involve sharing of political space by all involved, no matter how complex it is," he added. (Report by Prak Chan Thul, edited by Martin Petty)