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| US Man Heads Home After Release from Burma Prison |
| By voanews.com |
| Published: 08/19/2009 |
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An American man who was imprisoned in Burma for making an unauthorized visit to the lakeside home of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is heading home Wednesday on a flight out of Thailand. American John Yettaw was sentenced last week to seven years hard labor for his visit, but U.S. Democratic Senator Jim Webb flew to Burma and secured his release on Sunday. Yettaw underwent two days of health checks in Bangkok before boarding a plane to go back to the United States. Burma's state-run media said Webb's visit was a success for both sides that could improve the tense relations between the two countries. A commentary in The New Light of Myanmar newspaper Tuesday described the visit as "the first step towards marching to a 1,000 mile destination." Webb said after leaving Burma with Yettaw on Sunday that he too hoped his visit would lead to a new approach in U.S.-Burma ties, including a possible loosening of economic sanctions. Read More. |
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