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Answers To Frequently Asked Questions AboutSeparate Maintenance Allowances
1. Q. � What is Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA)?
2. Q - At what age must Voluntary SMA terminate for a dependent child?
3 Q - At what age must Involuntary SMA terminate for a dependent child?
4. Q - If an eligible family member on SMA travels to the post at personal expense, will the department assume any responsibility in the case of emergency?
5. Q - As a follow up to the above question, I brought my dependent child to post on USG travel orders. Due to adjustment problems, I elected to send him back to the U.S. under SMA orders so that he could stay with his grandparents and attend public school. Now my son has decided that he wants to return to post and attend the American international school. The post�s finance officer informed me that the government will not pay for his return transportation to post, nor will it pay his tuition at the international school. Is this correct?
6. Q - What constitutes a tour of duty?
7. Q - My spouse or domestic partner is a foreign service officer currently assigned to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and I am assigned to an unaccompanied foreign post. Can I claim Involuntary SMA (ISMA) for my spouse or domestic partner in the United States? Can I claim ISMA for my 15 year old son who is currently residing with my spouse or domestic partner?
8. Q - (1) My spouse or domestic partner is a foreign national and is living in a third country. Is my spouse or domestic partner eligible for SMA? Q(2) Are there limitations on where family members on SMA choose to live?
9. Q - An employee's eligible family members recently returned to the U.S. under SMA orders. The employee is now asking if she can ship part of her household effects (HHE) and airfreight back to the U.S. for her dependents' use. Is shipment of HHE allowable under this circumstance?
10. Q - What happens when an employee receiving SMA is transferred to another post?
11. Q - Three months after an employee�s spouse or domestic partner departed post under SMA orders, the employee informed post management that the spouse or domestic partner initiated separation/divorce/dissolution action shortly after returning to the U.S. The employee requested continuation of SMA because the employee has been ordered to pay separate maintenance to the spouse or domestic partner. Is this proper?
12. Q - Please provide the titles of the officials who are authorized to approve or disapprove an employee�s SMA request.
13. Q - My family is currently on SMA and is scheduled to visit post during the holiday period. Will my SMA payments terminate while they are at post?
14. Q - The Department of State has just terminated the authorized/ordered departure ("evacuation") for my post. Employees and dependents have been advised to return to post. My family was originally evacuated to the U.S. and my daughter was enrolled in kindergarten. Can I leave my family in the U.S. until the end of the school year and request SMA for them?
15. Q - Ok, I finally understand the SMA regulations. I have signed the SF-1190 and the required certification statements. Is there anything else that I need to sign before submitting the documents for processing?
16. Q - I am receiving SMA for my child. Is my child eligible for educational travel?
17. Q - I am receiving SMA for my child. Is my child eligible for an education allowance?
18. Q - If an employee gets married or acquires a domestic partner while on R&R, his/her spouse or domestic partner is entitled to airfare from the �point of acquisition� back to post. However, what if the newly acquired spouse or domestic partner returns to his/her original place of residence (where they go on SMA immediately). Does the regulation authorize the government to pay for the ticket?
19. Q - Post had an ordered departure effective March of a particular year. As of May of the same year all employees have returned to post except one who is still in the U.S. Since the employee has been in this status for almost two months, should SMA continue?
20. Q - The spouse or domestic partner of an employee is residing in the US. When an employee transfers from a foreign post to the U.S., the SMA will be terminated. Does this mean the employee is eligible to receive the "with family" amount for the miscellaneous portion of the Home Service Transfer Allowance, or does the employee get the "without family" amount? Also in calculating the subsistence expense portion of the HSTA, should the spouse or domestic partner be included in the calculation or does it apply only to the employee?
21. Q - My spouse or domestic partner stayed behind to have a baby and arrived at post four months after me. I was not aware that I was eligible for SMA until after the fact. Can I still receive SMA?
1. Q � What is Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA)?
A � SMA is an allowance that may be granted to an employee whenever the head of agency determines that the employee is compelled to maintain any or all members of family elsewhere than at the post of assignment because of the following circumstances:
Involuntary SMA (ISMA) � For the convenience of the U.S. Government when dangerous notably unhealthful, or excessively adverse living conditions warrant the exclusion of family from accompanying an employee to the post of assignment. (DSSR 262.1)
Voluntary SMA (VSMA) � When an employee requests SMA for special needs or hardship prior to or after arrival at posts for reasons including but not limited to career, health, educational, or family considerations for the spouse or domestic partner, children or other family member. (DSSR 262.2)
Transitional SMA (TSMA) � Following the termination of an evacuation [(a) thru (c)] or in connection with commencement/termination of an unaccompanied tour [(d) and (e)]: (a) conversion of a post to an unaccompanied status; (b) reversion of post to accompanied status for educational consideration; (c) reversion of post to accompanied status for other situations; (d) when family members must depart from an accompanied foreign post because employee's next foreign post is unaccompanied; or (e) when family members on ISMA prepare to depart ISMA point for employee's new foreign or domestic post (accompanied). (DSSR 262.3 a. � e)
2. Q - At what age must voluntary SMA terminate for a dependent child?
A - Voluntary SMA must be terminated on a child�s 18th birthday, unless the child is attending secondary school (grades 9-12) or is determined to be incapable of self-support (due to physical or mental impairment). See 264.2(1)c.
3. Q - At what age must involuntary SMA terminate for a dependent child?
A - Involuntary SMA must be terminated on a child�s 21st birthday, unless (1) the child is attending secondary school (grades 9-12); or (2) the child is determined to be incapable of self-support (due to physical or mental impairment). A child who is in post-secondary school/college and not currently working is not considered to be incapable of self-support.
A - When an eligible family member travels to the employee�s post at his/her personal expense, the family member is considered to be a private citizen visiting the country. As such, that family member is not eligible for any allowances or benefits paid on behalf of family members of USG civilian employees, including any medical emergency evacuation travel. However, if the employee has not previously used the one change of option per tour (voluntary SMA), he/she might be permitted to do so once an emergency arises.
A - Yes. It is important that employees carefully consider their options before applying for SMA. When you took your son to post on government orders, this action constituted the initial election. When you elected to place your son on SMA during the tour, this action represented the one change of status and no further changes can be made during the tour. You can elect to return your son to post at your own personal expense. The tuition at the international school would be at your personal expense as well.
A - The Department of State considers the length of service at a post to be a tour of duty. An extension of duty at the same post does not confer on the employee a new set of SMA options. Note: employees from other agencies should consult with their agency headquarters for guidance on this issue.
7. Q - My spouse or domestic partner is a foreign service officer currently assigned to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and I am assigned to an unaccompanied foreign post. Can I claim involuntary SMA (ISMA) for my spouse or domestic partner in the United States? Can I claim ISMA for my 15 year old son who is currently residing with my spouse or domestic partner ?
A - Per DSSR 263.2 married couple employees or domestic partnership employees are ineligible for ISMA when the spouse or domestic partner of an employee is either a member of the military services or is a USG civilian employee subject to worldwide assignment availability. Also, you do not qualify for ISMA on your son's behalf even though he was previously on your orders. However, if the civilian spouse or domestic partner (career or probationary career employee) is in leave without pay status (LWOP), he/she would be considered a dependent and therefore eligible for ISMA. In this case, your son would also be eligible for ISMA.
A (1)- Yes your spouse or domestic partner may be eligible for SMA as long as you can determine that the spouse or domestic partner would �normally reside� with the employee other than for the reason given requesting payment of the SMA.
A (2) - Family members cannot reside in the same country or within 300 miles (one way road mileage) from the employee under Voluntary SMA (note: this restriction does not apply to Involuntary SMA). Family members who personally elect to reside in a foreign area are considered under the DSSR to be officially residing in the United States.
9. Q - An employee�s eligible family members recently returned to the U.S. under SMA orders. The employee is now asking if she can ship part of her household effects (HHE) and airfreight back to the U.S. for her dependents� use. Is shipment of HHE allowable under this circumstance?
A - Yes, however, employees should review agency regulations for limits. For Foreign Affairs Agencies refer to volume 14 Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) 613.8 for guidance.
A - When an employee is transferred, SMA must be terminated (DSSR 266.2). The employee may then elect to apply for SMA at the new post or have family members included on the travel orders (if an accompanied post).
A - No. Post management should terminate SMA payments and seek full reimbursement from the employee. When the employee completed the remarks box of the SF-1190, he/she certified in their statement that the request for SMA (1) for a spouse was not the result of voluntary legal separation or divorce decree, whether limited, interlocutory, or final; or (2) for a domestic partner was not the result of dissolution of the domestic partnership. Employee and spouse: A legal separation is deemed to exist at such time as either the employee or spouse initiated action affecting the status of the marriage, including (1) a divorce/dissolution action, (2) a separate maintenance action, or (3) any type of formal or informal written agreement, such as a property settlement agreement, indicating legal separation. A separate maintenance action is one against a spouse for permanent or temporary support and maintenance for the moving spouse, and for support, maintenance and education of minor children. Employee and domestic partner: A dissolution is deemed to occur at such time as either the employee or domestic partner initiated action affecting the status of the domestic partnership, including (1) a divorce/dissolution action, (2) a separate maintenance action, or (3) any type of formal or informal written agreement, such as a property settlement agreement, indicating dissolution or legal separation. A separate maintenance action is one against a domestic partner for permanent or temporary support or maintenance for the moving domestic partner, and for support, maintenance and education of minor children. .
A - Employees must check with their agencies for officials who are authorized to approve/disapprove SMA. Within the foreign affairs agencies, the following officials are authorized to approve SMA requests for their respective agencies (see 3 FAM 3232 and 3FAH-1 H3232.2 for additional instructions):
State Department - Executive Director of the appropriate bureauU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) --See ADS 477 USDA--FAS -- Director, International Services StaffDepartment of Commerce--Director, Office of Foreign Service Human Resources
Only the following officials can disapprove SMA applications for their respective foreign affairs agencies:
State Department - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human ResourcesUSAID--See ADS 477USDA--FAS -- Deputy Administrator, Foreign Agricultural AffairsDepartment of Commerce--the Director General or Appropriate Secretarial Officer.
A - SMA payments may continue during the family members� visit to post when the visit is expected to be for thirty consecutive days or less and the number of days each of your family members stayed at the post has not exceeded 90 days during one 12 month period (DSSR 265.4). The family members must be en route to the SMA point by the 31st day. If the visit to post is expected to last for more than 30 days, the SMA payments must be suspended from the day family members arrive at the foreign post. SMA payments may be resumed effective the day the employee�s family members depart post en route to the SMA point unless the 90 day maximum stay in the 12 month period has been reached.
Each family member on SMA is treated individually for the 90 day stay at post maximum. Once the 90 day maximum stay at post is reached for each family member, SMA is terminated for that family member and no further allowances/benefits may be paid on behalf of the family members whose SMA has been terminated for the remainder of the employee's current tour of duty.
Two SMA options are available depending on the length of time remaining in the current school year and whether the family is in commercial or non-commercial housing at the safehaven location. Commercial housing is considered a hotel, motel, commercially-leased house or apartment, or other transient-type commercial establishment. Non-commercial housing is considered private such as living with family, friends or others in a location which is not commercially leased or rented.
Option 1: TSMA, possibly followed by VSMA
If the child is in the last semester of the current school year and the family is in commercial quarters, DSSR 262.3b "Transitional SMA" may be requested. TSMA may last for up to 90 calendar days and the TSMA rates are at DSSR 267.1b. If the days left in the semester are more than 90 days, then the remainder of the SMA days (following the 90 paid at the TSMA rate) are paid according to DSSR 264.2 (2) "Exception" and the "Voluntary SMA" rates at DSSR 267.1a.
Option 2: VSMA
If the child is not in the last semester of the current school year then Voluntary SMA is the only option available. DSSR 264.2(2) provides the following guidance: following termination of an authorized/ordered departure an employee may elect voluntary SMA at the official safehaven for family members previously eligible for SEA payments under DSSR chapter 600 and for whom round-trip travel expenses have already been authorized. The employee may be permitted to then terminate this voluntary SMA at the end of the school year and these family members may be permitted to return to post provided return travel to post does not occur during the employee's last 90 days at a post of assignment. Note: this election for voluntary SMA does not constitute the one change of option during a tour of duty.
A - Yes. For foreign affairs agencies, before any obligation of government funds is incurred for SMA travel, the employee must execute a repayment agreement in accordance with the format in 14 FAM Exhibit 532.3-4. The original and one copy should be forwarded to the Department of State by memorandum, subject: APER. For USAID, forward to M/PM, USAID/W as an attachment to a memorandum. Employees should review 14 FAM 532.3-5 for repayment requirements. Employees from other agencies should contact their headquarters for guidance.
A - No. When a child is on SMA, he/she is not eligible for educational travel. Also, when a child travels on educational travel at the secondary level, they are not eligible for SMA for the 12-month period following that travel/trip (DSSR 263.6).
A - DSSR 276.42 states that when a foreign post is designated as the official involuntary SMA location, a child may be eligible for an education allowance for that location. Unless specifically designated otherwise by the head of agency, family members on voluntary SMA are considered to be officially residing in the U.S. However, when SMA is granted for the convenience of the Government (involuntary SMA), and a foreign area is designated as the official SMA location, a child authorized to be residing at that location can be authorized an education allowance within the applicable "school at post" education allowance established in DSSR 920 for the child's authorized SMA location.
A - If the new spouse or domestic partner will not be traveling from place of marriage/acquisition to post, the government would not amend the employee�s orders to authorize travel of spouse or domestic partner at that time. This would be considered the employee�s initial election point for voluntary SMA. At a later date if status changes and the SMA is terminated (but not in the first or last 90 days of the employee�s tour), the government could authorize travel to the current post. If SMA is not terminated in the current tour, the spouse or domestic partner could be added on the next tour from the place of acquisition to the next assignment.
A - Per DSSR 265.3, the grant shall continue during the absence of the employee from the post provided the employee maintains quarters at the post, unless terminated under the provisions of sections 266.2 or 266.3.
20. Q - The spouse or domestic partner of an employee is residing in the US. When an employee transfers from a foreign post to the U.S., the SMA will be terminated. Does this mean the employee is eligible to receive the "with family" amount for the miscellaneous portion of the Home Service Transfer Allowance, or does the employee get the "without family" amount? Also in calculating the subsistence expense portion of the HSTA, should the spouse or domestic partner be included in the calculation or does it apply only to the employee
A - Per DSSR 252.8, family members for whom an SMA was authorized while the employee was in a foreign area, shall not be considered members of the family for the purpose of the home service transfer allowance unless official transportation was authorized permitting those family members to join the employee at the new post of assignment in the US. This provision is rare and would normally apply when the official SMA point were approved for a foreign location and the US Government was subsequently obligated to transport the family members from the official foreign SMA location to the employee's next post of assignment (in this scenario, back to the U.S.).
A - The Department does not have the authority to retroactively pay a discretionary allowance. SMA is discretionary and is authorized prospectively (�may be granted�) and therefore cannot be paid retroactively.


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With November's best new Android, iPhone and iPad games we are also just one step away from closing the year…
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1. ghostnexus (Posts: 96; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Zenonia 5 should be on here
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2. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
A lot of crappy titles here I must say.
Retro platform shooter is NOT inventive and interesting anymore.
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Bill Baroody, thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, as you've just been told, I'm not dressed for the occasion, because I came
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On the way in, I did a little Christmas shopping. I'm giving Tip O'Neill a copy of Bill Simon's
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When brothers Kevin and Craig Caldwell took over the former Aroma Cafe (and Pita Jungle before that) at 2017 South University Boulevard near the end of 2009, they'd hoped to reopen the spot as the Crimson & Gold Tavern in the spring. But in February, they were denied a liquor license; turns out the address was within 500 feet of the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver.
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Andy Caldwell, Craig's son, is Crimson & Gold's general manager. A University of Denver graduate, he thinks the neighborhood could use a good sports bar/restaurant; his father and uncle, who grew up near the school and went to DU football and hockey games, agree. The Caldwells are also the folks behind Brooklyn's, so this family knows their sports bars -- and they're counting on the DU-themed tavern to draw pre- and post-game crowds, whether the game is hockey, basketball, soccer or lacrosse. "It's a place to grab a burger before the hockey game and a beer or two afterward," Andy says. "That was kind of the feel we were going for."
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It's the grand finale of the 2012 Formula Drift season at Irwindale this coming weekend, and there are six drivers within the magic hundred points that a win delivers of the overall leader, Vaugh Gittin Jr. He heads the table with Daigo Saito and Rhys Millen not far behind, but Justin Pawlak, Daijiro Yoshihara, Fredric Aasbø and Ryan Tuerck all have a mathematical possibility of snatching the title away.
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The health and safety of Iowans involved in agriculture is a priority for several Iowa State University (ISU) Extension specialists who will offer research and educational materials at the 2010 Farm Progress Show. The long-term Agricultural Health Study (AHS) that has more than 58,500 Iowa participants is the topic Betsy Buffington and Kristine Schaefer, Pest Management and the Environment program specialists, are including in their display at the Health and Safety Tent.
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Fenway Park, especially in recent years, has been the home to many events that were considered to be unusual for the 100-year-old ballpark.
The Boston Red Sox' home field has housed everything from soccer matches to hockey games, and next summer it will act as a stage for country music star Jason Aldean.
Aldean visited Fenway on Thursday to formally make the annoucement and with it becomes the first country music artist to announce a concert at the park.
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James Allen (journalist)
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Born | 5 November 1966 |
Residence | London |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Journalist; Commentator |
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James Allen (born 5 November 1966 in Liverpool), is a British radio/TV commentator and journalist, who worked on ITV's Formula One (F1) coverage until it ceased at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Formerly a pupil at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, and student of English and Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Allen is currently the BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator, BBC News F1 Correspondent and reporter for Ten Sport in Australia.
Allen has worked in Formula One since 1990. His father Bill raced for Lotus at Le Mans in the early 1960s and was in the sport's administration, on the RAC motor sports council.
Early career[edit]
Allen started his F1 career with the Brabham team in 1990, and in 1991 worked with future TV colleagues Mark Blundell and Martin Brundle. He was news editor at Autosport magazine from 1992 to 1994 and in parallel worked as F1 pit lane reporter for American network ESPN from 1993 to 1996.
With Nigel Mansell's move to IndyCar in 1993, Allen was hired by ITV in 1994 to help present coverage of the season. When ITV gained the rights to broadcast the Formula One championship in 1997, he joined the team as pit lane reporter.
With Murray Walker unable to commentate at the 2000 French Grand Prix, Allen took over as one of the main commentators alongside Martin Brundle. Walker wound down his career the next year, missing five races, all of which Allen covered. ITV had considered trying a number of guest commentators to decide who would be best suited to replace Walker, but instead opted to keep Allen on board full-time. He took over permanently after the 2001 United States Grand Prix and commentated on every subsequent Grand Prix while the sport was broadcast on ITV. The 2007 Canadian Grand Prix was Allen's 100th as a commentator.[1] Allen also wrote a "James Allen's Analysis" for the ITV website.[2]
Allen is the BBC Formula 1 Correspondent and lead commentator for BBC Radio 5 Live F1 broadcast starting from 2012[3] and also edits his own F1 web site[4] He made an appearance on Celebrity Mastermind, answering questions on Roald Dahl books.[5] He won the competition, with a score of 23 points.
Allen has written three books, the first of which was his ghost-written autobiography of Nigel Mansell. He has also written two books on Michael Schumacher: Quest for Redemption (also published as Driven to Extremes) and The Edge of Greatness.[6]
He has been the F1 correspondent of the Financial Times newspaper since 1999.
Formula One Management[edit]
Allen is one of the official Formula One Management World Feed interviewers for post-qualifying and post-race, beginning this role at the 2009 British Grand Prix He also moderates the official FIA press conference sessions with drivers and team principals during F1 race weekends
Along with former co-commentator Martin Brundle, Allen picked up the Autosport award for best moment of the year which recognised the pair's commentary in the closing moments of the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. The Brazil coverage also won a third consecutive BAFTA award for ITV.
Allen's website James Allen on F1.com was voted "Best F1 Blog" by fans in the annual Silverstone Media Awards in 2012 and 2013.
Personal life[edit]
Allen is married to Pip and lives in London. He has two sons, Enzo and Emerson. Enzo is not named after Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and Ferrari car manufacturers. Rather he is named after Enzo Maiorca, a character in the Luc Besson film The Big Blue; Emerson is named after double Formula One world champion and Indycar champion Emerson Fittipaldi, with whom Allen worked when in America in 1994.
Allen is a lifelong supporter of Liverpool Football Club and is a season ticket holder.
- ^ "James Allen's 100th Grand Prix". F1Fanatic.co.uk. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "James Allen's Analysis". www.itv-f1.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "James Allen gets BBC Radio 5 Live gig". Crash.net. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "James Allen on F1". Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ndfbm
- ^ "Michael Schumacher: The edge of greatness (James Allen, 2007)". F1Fanatic.co.uk. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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The Case of the Hot Dog Fraud
Three hot dog vendors in New York had a plan to beat the Health Department system. According to the New York Post, the men invented aliases, Social Security numbers, and addresses to apply for new permits every time they accumulated too many fines for health-code violations. That way they could start from zero and sidestep the pesky part of the registration process that requires all summonses to be settled before a new permit is given out. Mark McLaughlin This guy sure looks devious.
Their plan seems to have failed: The three men, who owe the city $400,000, $300,000, and $259,000 respectively, were found guilty in an administrative hearing. But none of them showed his face in court.
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On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Andrew R. Baker wrote: > > Here is the latest patch for the Indigo2, it looks good so far... > Things still left to do: > allow 8254 timer acks (it actually works on the Indigo2) > clean up IRQ data structure > enable 2nd SCSI controller > > I am going to work on these once I get back from USENIX. BTW, with this patch, I have managed to successfully boot my Indigo2 and have gone as far as installing hardhat on it. It hasn't crashed so far, even after I got it up to a load average of 164... ;) However, I do consistently get "signal 11" errors while trying to compile a kernel on it. Please beat it up as much as possible and let me know what I still need to do. ;) -Andrew |
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Suu Kyi trespasser incidents
John Yettaw | |
January 2010
Born | John William Yettaw 1955 Detroit, Michigan |
Residence | Falcon, Missouri |
Ethnicity | White also with Native American ancestry[1] |
Alma mater | Drury University (psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and biology; 1997) |
Occupation | Psychology graduate student Building contractor |
Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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On 4 May 2009, the American citizen John Yettaw trespassed upon the residence of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, two weeks before her scheduled release from house arrest on May 27. This illegal visit prompted Suu Kyi's arrest on May 13, 2009.[2] Yettaw himself was arrested by Burmese authorities on May 6. He was charged on May 14 with illegally entering a restricted zone, illegal swimming and breaking immigration laws.[3][4][5] It is illegal in Burma to have a guest stay overnight at one's home without notifying the authorities first.[6]
Their trial began May 18, 2009. On August 11, Yettaw was sentenced on three counts totaling seven years, including four hard labor. Suu Kyi was sentenced to eighteen months of house arrest.[7][8] On August 14, U.S. Senator Jim Webb arrived in Burma and successfully negotiated Yettaw's release and August 16 deportation.[9]
Burmese authorities asserted that Yettaw's visits were instigated by opposition groups as part of efforts to pressure and embarrass the Burmese government.[10] International organizations and nations sympathetic to her cause said the charges against Suu Kyi were a ruse to extend her detention beyond the 2010 scheduled elections.[10]
2008 visit[edit]
In May 2008, Yettaw and his teenage son took a lengthy trip to Asia. His son did not return home until school started again in September. Yettaw then traveled to Mae Sot, Thailand, where he took up residence in a hotel, bought a motorcycle and developed a friendship with a Thai resident. He developed a deep interest in Suu Kyi and told people that he had to bring international attention to her situation. He tried unsuccessfully to get work at Thai NGOs. In October, after having a vision that he was a defender of the oppressed, he left Mae Sot without paying any of his bills. On October 27 in Bangkok, Thailand, he obtained his Burma visa. On November 7 he flew to Yangon.[5]
On November 30, he reached Suu Kyi's home by swimming across Lake Inya. He entered the property via a culvert on University Avenue and Inya Myaing Road. He then made his way over a small fence behind the house, which was a restricted zone and was without communication devices. Burmese authorities had forbidden Suu Kyi from having contact with outsiders.[3][11] His trek was successful despite her residence being surrounded by over a dozen security guards 24 hours a day, and despite the presence of police boats that frequently patrolled local waters.[12] Yettaw was prevented by the house staff from communicating with Suu Kyi, but he stayed there for a period of longer than two days.[3]
During this initial visit, Yettaw gave Suu Kyi at least six books, including The Book of Mormon, along with a letter written by Yettaw's daughter. This letter was later ripped up by Suu Kyi.[4][13] Suu Kyi reported Yettaw's visit to her doctor who alerted authorities. Authorities took no action.[14] He left the property via the same route he arrived.[11] According to Yettaw, upon his departure from her house, police officers apprehended him, aimed guns at him, asked "What are you doing here?", but then let him go.[15][16]
Unable to fly out of Bangkok, Thailand due to political protests involving the seizure of Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Yettaw laid over in Burma at the Highland Hotel in Mae Sot for over a month. There he spoke openly to several people about his failed attempt to see Suu Kyi and his plans to try again. During this time he frequently visited refugee schools and met the children. He was often seen with a Thai woman.[17] He also visited the Mae Tao Clinic nearly a dozen times, where he communicated with Bo Kyi of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.[11]
As of May 2009, Yettaw was still paying off the travel cost of his 2008 visit.[4]
2009 visit and arrest[edit]
Self-portraiture on camera in Yettaw's possession at the time of his arrest: shown attached to Yettaw's sandals are homemade swimfins fashioned of heavy paperboard
Date | 4 May 2009 |
Location | Lake Inya Residence at 54 University Avenue, Yangon, Burma, where Aung San Suu Kyi was being held under house arrest |
Participants | John Yettaw |
Outcome | Arrests of Yettaw, Suu Kyi and her two housekeepers Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma on 6 May 2009 Suu Kyi's sentence: 18 months house arrest Khin Khin Win and Win Ma Ma sentences: identical with Suu Kyi's Yettaw's sentence: 7 years imprisonment, 4 of which, hard labor. (Yettaw's sentence was subsequently commuted to three and a half years, which itself was suspended upon his deportation from Burma on 16 August 2009.)[18] |
In mid-April 2009 Yettaw traveled from Missouri to California to see an ex-wife. He informed her that he needed to go to Asia to obtain details on a paper he was writing about forgiveness. On April 20, Yettaw flew to Bangkok, leaving his children with various friends.[5][19] He told his family that he was working on a book and searching for U.S. soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War.[20] According to Yettaw's wife, he wanted to interview Suu Kyi about forgiveness and resilience.[4] Soon thereafter, Yettaw visited exiled Burmese groups in Thailand and told them about a faith-based book he was writing on heroism.[6] Yettaw spent a week in Bangkok waiting for his Burma visa to clear.[5]
On the evening of May 3, 2009, Yettaw swam a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) distance across Lake Inya in Yangon to the house where Aung San Suu Kyi was held under house arrest by Burmese authorities. He planned his route across the lake using Google Earth.[3] Some policemen saw him during his swim and threw rocks at him.[15]
Using the same route he used during the 2008 visit, via the culvert, and over a small fence, Yettaw successfully evaded the government security guards and entered Suu Kyi's residence at 5 AM on May 4.[11][21][22] He entered the house by climbing up a drain.[23] Inside, he came upon Suu Kyi's two female assistants, Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma, a mother and daughter, Suu Kyi's sole sanctioned companions.[3][24] He informed them that he was tired, hungry and suffered from diabetes. The women fed him.[3] He asked Suu Kyi if he could stay at the house for a few days. She refused, and her caretakers threatened to turn him in to the authorities, but Suu Kyi agreed to let him stay on the ground floor after he began to complain about leg cramps. During his stay, they provided him with rehydration salts and meals. Some of his time there he devoted to prayer.[21][23]
The Burmese government requires all non-family overnight visitors to be registered and forbids overnight stays by foreigners.[3] According to Suu Kyi and her assistants, he stayed there as an uninvited, unwelcomed guest. Yettaw's family later stated that he was "well-intentioned" and "unaware of the possible consequences."[23]
Yettaw left the house just before midnight (11:45 PM) on May 4, the same day he arrived, although some accounts allege he left on May 5.[3][22] He then swam towards the home of the U.S. Counselor, which shares a fence with Kanthaya Hospital.[11] According to Burmese officials, Yettaw left behind "two black chadors, two black scarves, two long skirts, one red torch light, six color pencils in a plastic bag, three pairs of sunglasses, two signal lights, a pair of swimming glasses, one two-pin plug, two pieces of circuit wire, one recharger, a black bag with a zip in it that was used to keep the apparatuses, a plastic bag with a zip in it, two pairs of gray stockings, five parts of an English book, and a bag with pieces of torn paper sheets in it."[21] At 5 AM on May 5 Yettaw was apprehended by police near the International Business Center and the U.S. embassy on the lake's west bank, less than 100 feet from the US counselor's home.[11][12]
Arrest and fallout[edit]
Originally scheduled to return to the United States June 24, Yettaw was arrested May 6 and taken to Insein prison; on May 14 he was charged with illegally entering a restricted zone, illegal swimming and breaking immigration laws.[3][4][4][5] Illegal entry carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison; immigration violations carry up to one year in jail.[4] Yettaw shared his cell with two Burmese prisoners. He refused to eat food, hoping to induce another vision.[5]
Upon his arrest he was carrying two empty five-litre plastic bottles, two small bags, his U.S. passport, a flashlight, a camera protected by plastic wrap, a pair of pliers, a screw driver, a pair of folding pliers with laser, six memory cards, a torch light with dry cells, 28 separate dry cells, a hat, a white shirt with long sleeves, a pair of trousers, seven paper sheets with written English words, two paper sheets with printed words, two envelopes, two $100 bills, two $10 bills, one $50 bill, ninety-three 1000-kyat notes, and 10 visiting cards. Pictures on his camera included photographs of Aung San, a fighting peacock and a bookshelf.[3][11]
As a result of the 2009 visit, the authorities declared that Suu Kyi breached the conditions of her house arrest.[25] She was charged under the country's Law Safeguarding the State from the Dangers of Subversive Elements, which carried a three-to-five-year jail term. She and her two caretakers, Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma, were removed to the Insein prison, where they stayed for the duration of the trial. According to Police Brigadier General Myint Thein, prior to the Yettaw visit, authorities had considered letting Suu Kyi go free, but the incident "infringed on existing law and we unavoidably and regretfully had to take legal action against her."[26]
Suu Kyi's followers insisted that the government used this incident to continue her detention until after the 2010 general elections.[4] Other supporters have raised suspicions that the incident was constructed by the government.[3] The Burmese government alleges that Yettaw's visit involved a conspiracy of "internal and external anti-government elements" meant "to intensify international pressure" to release Suu Kyi.[10] Her lawyer Kyi Win said on May 14: "Everyone is irritated with this American. All of these problems are his fault. He is a fool. Suu Kyi begged him to go back, but he said he was too tired. He slept overnight on the first floor." [7] However, two weeks later her defense lawyer Nyan Win stated that "Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she bore no grudge against Mr. Yettaw or his family."[27]
Authorities closely investigated security lapses involving Yettaw's visits. It was announced on August 7 that after questioning sixty-one security members of the police battalion in question, one Police Lieutenant Colonel was demoted, an undisclosed number of personnel were given three- to six-month prison terms for dereliction of duty, and over twenty others received actions against them under a Police Disciplinary Rule.[28]
Tin Myo Win, Suu Kyi's physician, was under investigation as a conspirator but was released before the trial began.[6][29]
The criminal case, #47/2009, levied against Yettaw, Suu Kyi, Khin Win and Ma Ma, began May 18, 2009 in the Yangon North District Court.[30] Suu Kyi and Yettaw each pleaded not guilty to their charges.[5]
On the first day a U.S. consular officer was present to observe. U Khin Maung Oo represented Yettaw.[31] Yettaw faced charges relating to, according to the United States State Department, "immigration, trespassing into a restricted zone, and violating a law that protects the state from those desiring to cause subversive acts."[29] The first day's witnesses included the two police officers who apprehended Yettaw in Inya Lake after he swam away from Suu Kyi's house. The officers initially thought Yettaw was a thief. When they discovered he was a foreigner, they turned him over to the Special Branch, which usually handles political cases.[2]
On May 20, police major Tin Zaw Htun was called by the prosecution to testify. Htun provided details of items Yettaw left at Suu Kyi's home, including three pair of sunglasses and two abaya-like dresses. The dresses and sunglasses were modeled for the court by two women.[32] The Burmese government alleged that Yettaw used these garments to disguise himself.[10] When questioned about these and other items left behind, Suu Kyi explained that Yettaw had left them for her as presents.[21] Police captain Sa Kyaw Win was also called by the prosecution. He testified that on May 6 he seized sixty-one items from Yettaw's room on the fifth floor of the Beauty Land Hotel in Yangon.[21] Confiscated items included: a Sony camcorder (DCR SR 45) and charger, a pair of Bushnell night glasses (3x40), a vocal translator, a Nokia 3110-C phone and charger, a battery charger, a 4 GB Memory stick, a pair of scissors, a map published by Myanmar Tourism Service, and money hidden in a phone book.[11][21]
On May 21, prosecutors submitted for evidence a video Yettaw created with the intent of uploading it onto YouTube. The video began with a shot of a photograph of Aung San and then a shot of Yettaw beside the photograph. Yettaw's voice-over explained that he was at Suu Kyi's home, that he asked her if he could film her, but she declined. "She looked nervous," Yettaw's narration explains, "and I am sorry for that."[33]
On May 26, Suu Kyi took the stand to defend herself. When asked about Yettaw's visit, she testified that she and her assistants urged him to leave, and let him rest there for the day, but that he left her home before midnight.[22] In response to questions about items Yettaw left behind, she said "I don't know if Mr. Yettaw had forgotten to take them or left them. Only Mr. Yettaw will know."[34] Later that day Burmese authorities officially lifted her house arrest, but continued to detain her in prison,[35] although another government official stated that her house arrest did not expire for another six months.[15]
On May 27, the court heard testimony from Yettaw and Suu Kyi's two caretakers, Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma.[24] Her caretakers testified for 30 minutes each, and Yettaw testified for nearly three hours. He stated repeatedly that he was sent on this journey by God to protect Suu Kyi from a terrorist group trying to assassinate her. He stated that he was seen by policemen as he swam across the lake, and that they did not fire guns at him, but threw rocks instead. He also stated that he had tried to enter Suu Kyi's previously, that police apprehended him, questioned him briefly and then let him go.[15] The same day Suu Kyi released a statement alleging that Burmese authorities were to blame for Yettaw's security breach. She had reported Yettaw's unwelcomed 2008 visit to authorities, but no action was ever taken.[14]
On May 28, the defense's only witness, U Kyi Win, took the stand. He stated that Yettaw entered Suu Kyi's restricted residence twice and each time security guards allowed it, and therefore they had also violated the law. Furthermore, because no action was taken by the security guards, then Yettaw, Suu Kyi and her assistants were not guilty of the charges. Through further questioning by Yettaw's lawyer, U Khin Maung Oo, U Kyi Win added that the property Yettaw entered did not belong to Suu Kyi but instead belonged to the State because the government had official security guards around it. He also made the argument that the charges against Suu Kyi fall under parts of the law that were based on the now abolished 1974 constitution, and therefore are invalid.[30]
Yettaw then took the stand. Yettaw stated that, on his own accord, he entered the property on the morning of May 4, that he left the property about midnight on May 5. Under cross-examination, Yettaw stated that in November 2008 and May 2009 he applied for Visas to visit Yangon, during which time he signed an agreement that he would respect Burma's laws and visa rules. He acknowledged that he entered the property secretly and without permission, that he knew the property was guarded. He also stated that he did not mean to break any immigration laws.[30] In the afternoon authorities brought Yettaw to University Avenue and had him explain how he crossed Inya Lake. Yettaw explained how he entered the lake through a small drain on University Avenue and Than Lwin Street. University Avenue was closed off for an hour and a half during his explanation.[36] The court then announced that the original verdict date of May 29 was to be postponed, and that final arguments would be made June 1.[16] Of the eight days of proceedings, only two were open to journalists and diplomats.[16] Also, Suu Kyi's lawyers were barred from discussions with her and authorities allowed none of them time to prepare her testimony.[37]
The trial judge originally accepted only one of the four witnesses offered by the defense, while accepting fourteen of the twenty-three government witnesses,[15] but on June 3 Yangon's Divisional Court agreed to hear an appeal from the defense to re-admit three witnesses: Win Tin, Tin Oo and Khin Moe Moe, all members of the National League for Democracy. The appeal was set for June 5, but not until June 9 did the Divisional Court agree to allow Khin Moe Moe's testimony.[38][39] Her lawyers then sent an appeal to the High Court to allow the other two witnesses.[39] The appeal was accepted by the Court and scheduled for June 17. Closing arguments were re-scheduled for June 12, but Suu Kyi's lawyers requested and had granted an adjournment until June 26 to allow Moe Moe to testify at the trial. Moe Moe needed time to travel from Shan State and to prepare.[40]
On 11 June 2009, Suu Kyi wrote a letter to the court explaining that after asking Yettaw to leave, she allowed him to stay overnight in order that he might avoid arrest and on the excuse of his health condition.[41] On June 24, the Burmese Supreme Court heard arguments from Suu Kyi's lawyers for allowing two more defense witnesses to testify. Judges argued that, because Tin Oo was under house arrest and because Win Tin said things in interviews with the Democratic Voice of Burma that were critical of the Burmese government, they should not be allowed to testify.[42] Five days later the Court officially rejected the two witnesses.[43]
On June 26, the Court set Moe Moe's appearance for July 3.[42] On the same day United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Naypyidaw and met with foreign minister Nyan Win. He was not able to meet with Suu Kyi, but did request that Burma free its political prisoners. The expressed purpose of Gambari's visit was to open the door for a visit by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon.[44] Ban arrived in Naypyitaw on July 3, but after two days of talks with General Than Shwe, Ban was unable to negotiate a visit with Suu Kyi and left without any progress.[45]
On July 3, the Court announced the adjournment was extended for another week.[46] Defense witness Khin Moe Moe took the stand July 10, testifying for six hours (from 10 AM to 5 PM with an hour lunch at noon). Moe Moe and the defense team argued that the law under which Suu Kyi was being tried, Section 22, which protects the government from people planning subversive acts, was created under the 1974 Constitution, which was abolished by the current Burmese government in 1988. He was the last witness of the trial. Final arguments were set by the Court for July 24.[47]
On July 24, Suu Kyi's defense gave a 30-page closing statement.[48] British, German, Norwegian, French and Italian diplomats were present, marking only the third time during the entire trial Burmese officials had allowed such access.[49] The trial was then adjourned over the weekend until July 27, providing the prosecution more time to prepare.[48]
On July 27, the defense team submitted an application to the court to call an additional witness, Nyunt Maung Shein, a Burmese foreign ministry official. Final arguments were presented for Yettaw, Khin Win and Ma Ma. The morning session was attended by diplomats from Australia, Japan, Singapore, the United States, the Philippines and Malaysia, while in the afternoon only U.S. Consul Colin Furst was in attendance.[50] The final defense arguments, including a 15-minute statement from Yettaw, concluded July 28. Again, diplomats from the U.S., Japan, Singapore and Thailand were present.[51] The Court announced the verdicts would be made July 31.[52] Officials then notified shops in the vicinity to be closed July 31. Two police battalions also arrived to support the already existing security forces.[53] However, on July 31 judges Thaung Nyunt and Nyi Nyi Soe, citing an undisclosed problem with the legal procedures, adjourned the trial until August 11, three days after the anniversary of the 8888 Uprising. After the announcement, Yettaw moved about the courtroom and said "I love you" to the defense team.[54]
The verdict came on August 11. Yettaw was condemned to a total of seven years: three for violating Suu Kyi's house arrest, three hard labor for breaking immigration laws, and one hard labor for trespassing. Suu Kyi was initially sentenced to three years of hard labor, but after a five-minute recess, Than Shwe reduced it to eighteen months of house arrest. Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma were also sentenced to eighteen months.[8]
Health issues during the trial[edit]
On May 8, Yettaw began to decline food, claiming religious reasons, and accepted only water.[55] On July 9, he was removed to Insein Prison hospital because he was still refusing food. There authorities began feeding him intravenously.[55]
On August 3, Yettaw was taken from Insein prison and admitted to Yangon General Hospital after having seizures. He was isolated in intensive care in a heavily guarded separate room and treated by neurological specialists. Previous to this incident, Yettaw had been held in the prison's hospital where he received regular treatment for his seizures and diabetic and heart conditions.[56] Two days later, Yettaw was visited by U.S. Embassy official Colin Furst. The same day, defense lawyer Nyan Win expressed concern that Yettaw's condition may further delay the trial because "The court normally doesn't make judgment in the absence of the accused."[57] Yettaw remained in intensive care throughout the week. On August 7, he suffered three more fits, according to Police Brigadier General Khin Yee.[28] Yettaw was discharged August 10.[8]
Release from Burma[edit]
On August 12, 2009, U.S. Senator Jim Webb negotiated Yettaw's release on humanitarian grounds because of Yettaw's health. Burmese authorities commuted Yettaw's sentence in half, suspending the remaining three-and-a-half years upon Yettaw's deportation.[58] On August 14, Senator Webb flew with Yettaw to Thailand. Yettaw had to be helped off the plane. He gave reporters an "I love you" sign, but did not respond to any questions. He was immediately placed in an undisclosed Bangkok hospital. The next day he underwent medical testing. According to Senator Webb and Yettaw's family members, Yettaw was not in good health.[59]
On August 19, Yettaw made a near 24-hour trip from Bangkok to the United States, landing first in Chicago and then flying on to Springfield, Missouri. While transferring planes in O'Hare International Airport, he was in a wheelchair and wore a surgical mask. He said to reporters there "If I had to do it again, I would do it a hundred times, a hundred times, to save her life", also adding "That they locked her up; it just breaks my heart." He refused a later question by saying "I wish I could talk more. I can't." He then made a zipper motion over his lips. Upon his arrival at Springfield-Branson National Airport, at the request of his family, Yettaw was escorted out the side of the airport to avoid the media.[60]
Biography of Yettaw[edit]
Yettaw was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1955. Yettaw lived with relatives in California for a time until he was able to join the United States Army.[5] He served for just over a year before being discharged, spending a majority of that time in Germany according to his military records.[5] His family has said that Yettaw told them that he has served stints in the US military in several countries of Southeast Asia.[5] Yettaw was diagnosed around 1999 with post-traumatic stress disorder related to his military service.[38]
At age 20, Yettaw married for the first time in southern California,[5] later converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). In southern California, Yettaw had been licensed as a general contractor.[4][7][11][20]
As of 2009, Yettaw lived in Missouri, and was in custody of four minor-aged children from a subsequent marriage.[3][4] Yettaw graduated from Drury University in 1997 cum laude, where he earned degrees in multiple majors. More recently, he was enrolled in a doctoral program at the Forest Institute's School of Professional Psychology (Springfield, Missouri campus), leaving the program in 2007.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ Bone, James (15 May 2009), "American who swam to see Aung San Suu Kyi is Vietnam veteran", Times Online
- ^ a b "Lawyer: Myanmar possibly rushing Suu Kyi's trial". Associated Press. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mydans, Seth (19 May 2009). "Myanmar Presses Case Against Pro-Democracy Leader". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sudekum Fisher, Maria (14 May 2009), "Motives of American who swam to Suu Kyi a mystery", Associated Press
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dokoupil, Tony; Samuels, Lennox (13 June 2009), "'The Lady' And The Tramp", Newsweek
- ^ a b c Zaw, Aung (13 May 2009), "Suu Kyi's Stalker Swimmer", Irrawaddy
- ^ a b c "Burma's Suu Kyi taken to prison". BBC News. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty'". BBC. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Senator wins release of US prisoner in Myanmar", Associated Press, 15 August 2009
- ^ a b c d "Burma says Suu Kyi visit 'staged'", BBC News, 22 May 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yangon North District Court judges, district law officers and defence lawyer U Khin Maung Oo together with Mr. John William Yettaw inspect the scene", New Light of Myanmar, 29 May 2009
- ^ a b Paquette, David (28 May 2009), "Is Yettaw a Triathlete?", Irrawaddy
- ^ Mydans, Seth (19 May 2009). "Myanmar Presses Case Against Pro-Democracy Leader". The New York Times.
[The New Light of Myanmar...]said he had made a similar intrusion last November, swimming across the lake and giving her a copy of The Book of Mormon[...].
- ^ a b "Suu Kyi blames Burma's military government for 'security breach'", CBC, 27 May 2009
- ^ a b c d e Olarn, Kocha (27 May 2009), "U.S. man at center of Suu Kyi trial testifies", CNN
- ^ a b c Davies, Nem (29 May 2009), "Yettaw's testimony throws a wrench into junta's plans", Mizzima
- ^ Naing, Saw Yan (19 May 2009), "Who is John W. Yettaw?", Irrawaddy
- ^ Johnston, Tim; Lynch, Colum (12 August 2009), "Suu Kyi Verdict Douses Hope of Reform in Burma", Washington Post
- ^ Sudekum Fisher, Maria (15 May 2009), "Missourian arrested in Myanmar", STLtoday
- ^ a b Bone, James (15 May 2009), "American who swam to see Aung San Suu Kyi is Vietnam veteran", Times Online
- ^ a b c d e f Mydans, Seth; McDonald, Mark (21 May 2009), "Myanmar Again Closes Trial of Democracy Activist", New York Times
- ^ a b c Mydans, Seth (26 May 2009), "Myanmar Dissident Testifies at Trial", New York Times
- ^ a b c McCurry, Justin (20 May 2009), "Journalists and diplomats allowed to attend Aung San Suu Kyi trial", The Guardian
- ^ a b "Curbs on Suu Kyi trial reimposed", Aljazeera, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Gift to the junta", London Evening Standard, 14 May 2009
- ^ Tun, Aung Hla (26 May 2009), "Suu Kyi testifies as pressure builds on Myanmar", Reuters
- ^ "Burmese Dissident: 'No Grudge' Toward American Intruder", Associated Press, 30 May 2009
- ^ a b Thein, Myo (8 August 2009), "Security men guarding Suu Ky's house punished", Mizzima
- ^ a b Kelly, Ian (18 May 2009). "Daily Press Briefing, May 18". U.S. State Department.
- ^ a b c "Myanmar: Charges against US citizen Mr John William Yettaw, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma heard for ninth day". Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Phaw, Naw Say (20 May 2009), "Yettaw 'had visions' of Suu Kyi in danger", Democratic Voice of Burma
- ^ Parry, Richard Lloyd (20 May 2009), "Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to talk to diplomats at her trial", Times Online
- ^ Weaver, Martha (22 May 2009), "American's visit to Suu Kyi was a plot to embarrass Burma, says minister", Guardian
- ^ "Myanmar's Suu Kyi defends herself in court", Japan Today, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Suu Kyi: I Didn't Break Arrest Rules", Jakarta Globe (Associated Press), 27 May 2009
- ^ "Police ask Yettaw to reenact his transgression", Democracy for Burma, 28 May 2009
- ^ "Suu Kyi's witnesses 'rejected'", BBC News, 27 May 2009
- ^ a b "Myanmar lawyer says US man had no criminal intent", Associated Press, 3 June 2009
- ^ a b "Myanmar court allows Suu Kyi defence to call 1 witness", CBC News, 9 June 2009
- ^ "Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi trial", Aljazeera, 12 June 2009
- ^ Aung San Suu Kyi's Letter To Court regarding Yettaw
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- ^ Buncombe, Andrew (5 July 2009), "5,000 days in captivity: The world's most famous political prisoner and a dismal landmark", The Independent
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- ^ "Trial of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to continue, envoy says", Today's Zaman, 24 July 2009
- ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn (27 July 2009), "Suu Kyi awarded Amnesty's highest honor", Associated Press
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- ^ Mydans, Seth (28 July 2009), "Myanmar Dissident Verdict on Friday", New York Times
- ^ Naing, Saw Yan (29 July 2009), "Security Increased for Suu Kyi Verdict", Irrawaddy
- ^ "Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict until Aug. 11", Associated Press, 31 July 2009
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- ^ Mungpi (5 August 2009), "US man in Suu Kyi case 'better' in Myanmar: source", AFP
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- ^ Trotter, Gregory (20 August 2009), "Freed American returns home via Springfield", News-Leader
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- Images of Yettaw arriving in Thailand, August 16, 2009: [1], [2], [3], [4]
- Raw news video footage of Yettaw during his stopover at O'Hare International Airport en route home, August 19, 2009 on YouTube (AP)
- Excerpt of CNN's interview with Yettaw (video)
- Yettaw's travel blog


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