Credit: AFP, Feb 27, 2010.MONTREAL (AFP) - The Canadian government said Friday it was "deeply disappointed" that Myanmar's Supreme Court had rejected an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest.
"Neither her original trial nor the appeal process has met international standards of due process, demonstrating a complete disregard for the rule of law," Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said in a statement.
"Canada maintains its position that her continued detention is unwarranted, unjustified and politically motivated."
The 64-year-old Suu Kyi, locked up by the regime for most of the past two decades, had her incarceration lengthened by 18 months in August after being convicted over a bizarre incident in which a US man swam to her lakeside home.
"The Burmese regime has missed yet another opportunity to prove its commitment to hold inclusive, free and fair elections," Cannon added, referring to the Southeast Asian nation by its former name.
"The elections planned for 2010 will only be credible if the Burmese regime allows all citizens, including opposition groups, to participate freely in a transparent electoral process."
In 2007, the Canadian parliament gave Suu Kyi an honorary Canadian citizenship "for her tireless work for democracy in Burma," Cannon added.
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