Suu Kyi ducks army parade citing health
28 March 2015 6:31 AM IST
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday snubbed a grand annual parade showcasing military strength for the first time in three years, as the country’s army chief warned against “any disturbances to stability” in upcoming elections.
The veteran democracy campaigner, who has suffered a bout of minor ill health in recent days, was conspicuously absent from the Armed Forces Day ceremony. She has attended for the last two years since she entered a fledgling parliament set up under the quasi-civilian government that replaced junta rule.
“She needs to take as rest at this moment. That’s why she couldn’t attend the ceremony this morning in Naypyidaw,” source close to Suu Kyi from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party told AFP, adding that she was “fine”.
The veteran democracy campaigner, who has suffered a bout of minor ill health in recent days, was conspicuously absent from the Armed Forces Day ceremony. She has attended for the last two years since she entered a fledgling parliament set up under the quasi-civilian government that replaced junta rule.
“She needs to take as rest at this moment. That’s why she couldn’t attend the ceremony this morning in Naypyidaw,” source close to Suu Kyi from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party told AFP, adding that she was “fine”.
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