Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday, in an appeal for her immediate release from "cruel and life-threatening" custody.
Kim Aris said that his 80-year-old mother, who has been in military custody since a 2021 coup deposed her government, asked to see a cardiologist about a month ago, but he has been unable to determine whether her request was granted.
"Without proper medical examinations ... it is impossible to know what state her heart is in," he said by phone from London. "I am extremely worried. There is no way of verifying if she is even alive."
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