Overview
- Kim Aris told reporters he has had no direct contact with his 80-year-old mother since the 2021 coup and fears she could already be dead.
- He cited secondhand reports of heart, bone and gum problems and said she has been barred from seeing her lawyers and family.
- Aung San Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year sentence on charges she denies and is believed by her son to be held in Naypyitaw.
- Aris rejects the credibility of the planned elections but views the period around them as a narrow opening to seek her release or transfer to house arrest.
- The military offered no comment, and observers note it has previously timed prisoner releases to holidays or political events, including Suu Kyi’s 2010 release after an election.