In August the military pardoned Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but said she would remain under house arrest. State media reported she had been moved from jail to house arrest shortly before."They are trying to disseminate this disinformation about my mother being moved to house arrest. This is all about appeasing the international community, but the international community is well aware of this disinformation.
Many governments have called for the unconditional release of Suu Kyi and thousands of other political prisoners, and some, including the United States, European Union and Britain, have targeted the Southeast Asian country's military with sanctions. Aris has spoken with Britain's foreign ministry, but he said there was little the government could do because they did not have a working relationship with the military.
The international community needed to continue putting pressure on the military, including tougher sanctions, he said. Aris said he mainly relies on information from Myanmar television channels and social media to keep updated.