Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi loses appeal | World news | guardian.co.uk
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/26/aung-san-suu-kyi-loses-appeal
The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi failed in her latest bid to end more than a decade of house arrest today after the country's highest court threw out an appeal against her sentence.
The supreme court's decision was widely expected but her lawyer said he would launch a final special appeal to the supreme court after establishing the reasons why the latest attempt had been rejected. "The court order did not mention any reasons," he said.
The British ambassador Andrew Heyn attended the court session along with diplomats from Australia, France and the US.
"Although the decision comes as no surprise, it is deeply disappointing," he said.
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