Overview
- Kim Aris said his mother requested an outside cardiologist about a month ago and he has been unable to learn whether the visit was approved.
- He told Reuters her heart issues are deteriorating without proper examinations and said he cannot verify her current condition.
- Aris also cited bone and gum problems and said she was likely injured in the March earthquake that killed thousands.
- Aung San Suu Kyi has been held since the 2021 coup and is serving a 27-year sentence on charges she denies that rights groups say were politically motivated.
- Accounts describe prolonged solitary confinement in a prison near Naypyidaw, and the junta did not respond to requests for comment as appeals for her release intensify.