YANGON, Myanmar — Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s coup leader-turned-civilian president, said in an interview published on Wednesday that he had been “extremely lenient” on Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he ousted and jailed in February 2021.
Min Aung Hlaing gave an interview to Time magazine, his first interview with a Western media outlet. He indicated that significant leniency had been shown towards Aung San Suu Kyi, but did not promise her release, adding that an amnesty depended on her.