City of London revokes honour granted to Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Aljazeera
America
2020.03.06

The award was granted to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi three years ago.

Suu Kyi attended the award ceremony but faced protests even then at the plight of the Rohingya [File: Yves Herman/Reuters]

The City of London Corporation (CLC) on Thursday revoked an honour granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over the treatment of minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Elected representatives on the body that runs London's historic centre and financial district voted to revoke the freedom of the city granted to Suu Kyi three years ago.