Panel chairman, former Thai foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai, said the case had progressed beyond the point where the board felt it could intervene. Mr Surakiart said he raised the issue "on a personal basis" with Myanmar's National Security Minister Thaung Tun. @GovRichardson on #AungSanSuuKyi #Rohingya #Rakhine #Myanmar https://t.co/GvAaOsdNck — CNN Today (@cnntoday) January 25, 2018(Video Twitter/CNN)Ms Suu Kyi's office said on Saturday it would not be commenting further on the exchange with Richardson. "We already published a statement and also the advisory board published a statement," said Zaw Htay, Ms Suu Kyi's spokesman. Even in America, they wouldn't involve themselves in a case while the case is ongoing in a court hearing."

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2018 09:48 UTC