Historic Yangon villa where Aung San Suu Kyi was held for 15 years under threat
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and Aung Naing Soe from World news | The Guardian on (#638KC)
Ousted leader's estranged brother has won a court case allowing villa, considered a symbol of democracy in Myanmar, to be sold
The future of the lakeside villa in which Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest is feared to be in jeopardy, after a court ruled in favour of her estranged brother, allowing the property to be sold.
The colonial-style house at 54-56 University Avenue, which stands besides Yangon's Inya Lake, is - for many in Myanmar - a symbol of the country's struggle for democracy.
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