Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, says military ::: A photo released by military was "meaningless" as it was taken in 2022 !!

A statement by military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, said he had "commuted her remaining sentence to be served at the designated residence".

2012, New Delhi : Syu Kyi plating a sapling in Parliament House complex with Speaker Meira Kumar

Aung San Suu Kyi came to power in 2015 after Myanmar's then rulers introduced democratic reforms. Before that, she spent decades of military rule as a pro-democracy activist, and was previously held for more than 15 years under house arrest.

State media broadcast a picture of her sitting with two uniformed personnel.
Her son Kim Aris said he was sceptical about the announcement and that he did not even have proof that she was alive. 

He said the picture was "meaningless" as it was taken in 2022. "I hope this is true. I still haven't seen any real evidence to show that she has been moved," he told the BBC.

"So, until I'm allowed communication with her, or somebody can independently verify her condition and her whereabouts, then I won't believe anything."

Myanmar State TV broadcast a picture of the Nobel laureate in confinement : BBC 

Little has been seen - and nothing heard - from Aung San Suu Kyi since she was arrested on the day the armed forces ousted her elected government more than five years ago.

Her lawyers have not seen her for more than three years; her family has had no contact with her for more than two.

The only image of her seen before Thursday was at a court appearance in May 2021, at the start of a series of trials by the military on charges which have been widely dismissed as fabricated.

Since then, her 33-year sentence has been reduced several times.

Her sudden appearance in state media suggests the military authorities may be preparing for further changes in her status - possibly her partial or complete release.