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Burmese officials have hinted many times |
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that Aung San Suu Kyi may be released. |
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But it's the first time in recent months |
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that a putative date has been attached to the idea. |
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at a provincial town meeting four days ago. |
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It's a measure of how tightly information is controlled in Burma |
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that it's taken this long for the reports to filter out. |
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Aung San Suu Kyi's own lawyer |
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told the BBC he'd heard the rumour |
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but could not confirm it. |
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And if indeed she is released in November, |
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key questions about the terms |
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of Aung San Suu Kyi's possible freedom remain. |
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Would there be conditions attached? |
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Would her activities be restricted? |
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And, crucially, would her release come before |
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or after planned elections? |
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There is also the matter of the legal appeal |
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against Aung San Suu Kyi's current detention. |
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The Supreme Court is due to deliver its verdict |
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in the next couple of weeks. |
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But if the military government says |
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she'll continue to be detained |
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until at least November, |
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the court's decision has been somewhat undermined. |