"Nowadays, a large number of my colleagues have been serving long prison term without protection and leniency of the law. Therefore, I allowed him temporary shelter due to my political conscience of which I cannot force anybody into being arrested.I hereby state that I did not commit the crime that I have been charged with."
(From Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s statement submitted to the court on May 26,2009).
The Burmese people around the world celebrate her birthday. It is meaningless with her being in prison waiting for the sentence…
More to come.
Patrick Moody – British Deputy High Commissioner
