Asean legislators seek Suu Kyi release

Asean legislators seek Suu Kyi release

MANILA, Philippines — About 134 former and incumbent lawmakers appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year, to facilitate the release of political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.Suu Kyi, who turned 81 on June 19, had been detained since Feb. 1, 2021 by the Mynmar junta.The legislators from 11 countries, including Reps. Leila de Lima and Arlene Bag-ao, and former representativ…