A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on Monday, a party source told AFP, days after being released from junta custody on health grounds. He was recently released on health grounds.

FILE - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) is escorted by National League for Democracy (NLD) senior leader and lawmaker Zaw Myint Maung (R) as she arrives at the parliament in Naypyidaw, March 1, 2016.

A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on Monday (Oct 7), a party source told AFP, days after being released from junta custody on health grounds. Zaw Myint Maung,

YANGON – A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was granted amnesty by the junta authorities as he battles cancer, according to a party source. Mr Zaw Myint Maung, 72, is a stalwart of Ms Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party that has been a thorn in the side of the military during its decades of rule.