However, the military authorities have allowed Suu Kyi’s lawyers—who are also NLD members—to meet with her during her recent trial on charges of harboring an American intruder, John W Yettaw.
In the past two weeks, Suu Kyi has met with the junta’s liaison officer, ex-Maj-Gen Aung Kyi, as well as with Western diplomats to talk about the current issues, which observers say would include the lifting of international sanctions, the NLD’s policy toward the 2010 election and her views on the 2008 Constitution.
Suu Kyi was able to relate the details of those meetings to her lawyer, NLD spokesman Nyan Win, on Friday. However, Nyan Win declined to provide details of Suu Kyi’s talks when asked by The Irrawaddy.
“Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s decisions significantly affect NLD policies,” said Aye Thar Aung, the secretary of the umbrella group the Committee Representing the People’s Parliament. “So Suu Kyi’s meetings with her colleagues are important for the NLD itself and for Burmese politics.
“Whether the NLD goes ahead with its ‘survival policy’ or ‘principle policy,’ it has to cultivate sharp tactics and unify while the junta effectively uses divide-and-rule tactics ahead of the election,” Aye Thar Aung said. “The NLD has to think beyond itself to bring about changes in the country.”
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