The move, made as allegations of a brutal army crackdown on the Arsa insurgency were mounting, raised the question: where is Aung San Suu Kyi? “[Aung San Suu Kyi] feels attacked and she’s defending her country.”As the crisis grew, it emerged on Wednesday that Aung San Suu Kyi would not attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month and would send the country’s vice president instead. Some still insist that the people close to and appointed by Aung San Suu Kyi, some of whom are former military, do not wholly represent her. They are foreigners.”‘The best there is in the country’Most diplomats believe Aung San Suu Kyi to be more sympathetic than most in her party. “[Aung San Suu Kyi] is a respected person,” said Kyaw Win, a Rohingya politician.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2017 00:49 UTC