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Suu Kyi Loses Appeal, Will Sit Out Election

Burmese democracy leader fails to reverse newest term of house arrest

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(Newser) – A Burmese court rejected Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her latest spell of house arrest today. The pro-democracy leader, who was convicted of violating her previous sentence after an American swam to her home, will remain confined through next year and will be ineligible for the upcoming election. A lawyer for Suu Kyi, who has spent 14 of the last 20 years under house arrest, promised to appeal again to the high court.

Nyan Win, lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, is surrounded by journalists outside the High Court after the hearing of the appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
Nyan Win, lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, is surrounded by journalists outside the High Court after the hearing of the appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Riot police gather outside of City Hall in downtown Rangoon during the appeal of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Riot police gather outside of City Hall in downtown Rangoon during the appeal of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Yangon, Myanmar.   (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
United Nations special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi this February.
United Nations special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi this February.   (AP Photo/United Nations Information Center, HO, FILE )
A protester from Burma's National League for Democracy holds a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally near the Burmese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.
A protester from Burma's National League for Democracy holds a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally near the Burmese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A student demonstrator holds a photograph of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
A student demonstrator holds a photograph of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.   (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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yoeydude
Oct 2, 09 6:09 AM CDT
the generals have been in power since the sixties ,... yes the sixties ,..... but their deeper history is also one of constant warfare with their neighbors , but the Burmese People I have met are the most gentle of all the other south east asians I have met Reply
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