Here’s an interesting interview with DLA Piper partner Jared Genser? who represents? Aung San Suu Kyi as her international counsel. Well worth a read
Here’s the first couple of questions the Am Lwyr asks
How did you come to represent Aung San Suu Kyi?
In 2005 my law firm was commissioned by former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu to produce a report on Burma for the UN Security Council as part of a global effort to get Burma on the council. Shortly after, I was approached by a member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s family to represent her. Up to that point they had never had international counsel.
What did you think of today’s ruling?
The verdict was a foregone conclusion. From the outset she was detained because she’s a threat to the military rule in her country. The Burmese junta knew her house arrest was going to expire and they wanted an excuse to detain her because they are scheduled to hold elections next year. They needed to exclude her from having any involvement in the 2010 elections.
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Read the rest here? http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/08/aung-sung-suu-kyi-trial.html
