Saturday may be a very important day for thousands of supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi. She is supposed to be free from house arrest and right now there are scores of her supporters waiting outside her home hoping for a glimpse of the Nobel Prize laureate. Meanwhile security has been stepped up with truckloads of riot police, something the people of Myanmar have seen during times of political tension.
Jailed or under house arrest for more than 15 of the last 21 years, Suu Kyi has become a symbol for a struggle to rid the Southeast Asian country of decades of military rule. The last election on Nov 7 showed the Junta ruling party a sweeping victory even as rumors abound that the election was manipulated.
Jailed or under house arrest for more than 15 of the last 21 years, Suu Kyi has become a symbol for a struggle to rid the Southeast Asian country of decades of military rule.
I can only wait with the world and hope that her freedom will not come with a price.
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