Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package, says Myanmar’s govt

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held captive on fabricated charges, received a package from Britain's King Charles III on Monday. The package, described by Myanmar authorities as being for a "special female prisoner," included two books about soil, a sealed envelope and a diplomatic communication sent by the UK monarch.

This marked the first time Myanmar authorities had used the term "special female prisoner" to describe Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that sparked a civil war claiming over 100,000 lives according to ACLED monitors. Suu Kyi, once a Nobel laureate, was moved to house arrest following the coup and subsequent elections where her party was not included.

She was seen in two images alongside two men, meeting in a room similar to her last public appearance where she met a Red Cross representative in August. AFP fact-checkers found no signs of photo manipulation in the latest images. The military leader and former junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, stated that he has been "extremely lenient" towards Suu Kyi.

The British Foreign Office did not comment on whether British diplomats attempted to deliver the package in person or were denied permission.