Suu Kyi's Phantom House Arrest: A Symbol of Mistrust and Fear Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD), was placed under "house arrest" in 2021.
However, this so called house arrest is more akin to a phantom – a spectral presence that haunts but doesn't truly exist.
Suu Kyi was first detained in 1989 after returning to Myanmar from exile to care for her ailing mother.