Confidante Of Aung San Suu Kyi Dies After Contracting Covid In Myanmar Jail

Nyan Win, 78, a veteran senior member and former spokesperson of Aung San Suu Kyi's party, was arrested after the February 1 coup in Myanmar.

A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday after becoming infected with Covid-19 in prison, authorities said. Nyan Win, a veteran senior member and former spokesperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party -- led by Suu Kyi -- was 78. He had been arrested after the February 1 coup removed the NLD from power and was held in Yangon's notorious Insein prison on charges of sedition. "U Nyan Win was found with Covid symptoms on July 11 and transferred to Yangon General Hospital... to get treatment," said Zaw Min Tun, spokesman of the State Administration Council -- as the junta calls itself.