LONDON (Reuters) - A partial pardon by Myanmar's ruling military of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi means "absolutely nothing", her younger son said on Wednesday, calling on Western governments to do more to step up pressure on the junta.
The pardons on five of the 19 offences of which she was convicted mean six years will be shaved off Suu Kyi's 33-year jail term, but her son, Kim Aris, who is a British national, likened the move to a propaganda exercise.
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