Alexandra Rogers
Thursday 12 September 2019
The City of London Corporation has U-turned on an earlier decision to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom award over her failure to condemn the ongoing violence against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
The Corporation’s freedom applications committee today decided that Suu Kyi’s honorary freedom – the highest honour the Corporation can bestow upon an individual – should be suspended rather than revoked, despite a vote from councillors earlier in the year calling for it to be removed.
Read more: City of London Corporation votes in favour of revoking Aung San Suu Kyi honorary freedom award
The Corporation’s freedom applications committee today decided that Suu Kyi’s honorary freedom – the highest honour the Corporation can bestow upon an individual – should be suspended rather than revoked, despite a vote from councillors earlier in the year calling for it to be removed.
Read more: City of London Corporation votes in favour of revoking Aung San Suu Kyi honorary freedom award
