Yangon – A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was granted amnesty by junta authorities as he battles cancer, a party source told AFP on Sunday.
Zaw Myint Maung, 72, is a stalwart of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party that has been a thorn in the side of the military during its decades of rule.
He was arrested following the military’s latest coup in 2021 and lat