Burma: Political Prisoners
(asked on 5th December 2017) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Aung San Suu Kyi on releasing all political prisoners in Burma.
This question was answered on 13th December 2017
Our Ambassador has raised the issue of political prisoners on several occasions with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her ministers. Since her government took office in April 2016, at least 160 political prisoners have been released. However, we estimate there are still 86 political prisoners. The UK will continue to call for their release.