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Seeking Freedom for Myanmar Leading Dissident Suu Kyi

Aired June 06, 2003 - 06:36   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's keep heading east now and stop at another hot spot, Myanmar. A United Nations special envoy has now arrived, and he's hoping to free a former Nobel Peace Prize winner who is being detained by the government.
For the latest, we're joined by CNN's Bangkok bureau chief, Tom Mintier.

Good morning -- Tom.

TOM MINTIER, CNN BANGKOK BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Carol.

The U.N. special envoy, Razali Ismail, is finishing up his first of five days spending in Myanmar. He is meeting this afternoon with the Myanmar foreign minister, but that is not the person he really wants to see. He has said on his way in that he wants to see Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Price laureate who has been held since last Friday by military authorities in Myanmar under, what they term, protective custody.

She was taken into protective custody last Friday after an incident, where, the government says, four people were killed. But U.S. diplomats say, who have visited the scene, that it could have been a larger death toll and a lot more injured.

But Suu Kyi has not been seen, has not been heard from, for the past week now. She has been under this protective custody. The U.N. special envoy says he would not only like to see her, would like to seek her release from detention.

But we'll have to wait and see how successful his mission will be -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Tom Mintier reporting live from Bangkok this morning.

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Aired June 6, 2003 - 06:36   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's keep heading east now and stop at another hot spot, Myanmar. A United Nations special envoy has now arrived, and he's hoping to free a former Nobel Peace Prize winner who is being detained by the government.
For the latest, we're joined by CNN's Bangkok bureau chief, Tom Mintier.

Good morning -- Tom.

TOM MINTIER, CNN BANGKOK BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Carol.

The U.N. special envoy, Razali Ismail, is finishing up his first of five days spending in Myanmar. He is meeting this afternoon with the Myanmar foreign minister, but that is not the person he really wants to see. He has said on his way in that he wants to see Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Price laureate who has been held since last Friday by military authorities in Myanmar under, what they term, protective custody.

She was taken into protective custody last Friday after an incident, where, the government says, four people were killed. But U.S. diplomats say, who have visited the scene, that it could have been a larger death toll and a lot more injured.

But Suu Kyi has not been seen, has not been heard from, for the past week now. She has been under this protective custody. The U.N. special envoy says he would not only like to see her, would like to seek her release from detention.

But we'll have to wait and see how successful his mission will be -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Tom Mintier reporting live from Bangkok this morning.

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