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A U.S. Embassy car retrieved John Yettaw from the prison where he has been held since early May after he was arrested while swimming away from Suu Kyi’s house.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia secured Yettaw’s release Saturday and the two will fly on a military plane to Bangkok, Thailand later Sunday, according to a statement from the senator’s office.
Yettaw and Suu Kyi were both convicted last week of breaking the terms of her house arrest. Suu Kyi, who has been detained for 14 of the last 20 years, was given 18 months additional house arrest.
Yettaw, 53, of Falcon, Missouri, was also convicted of an immigration violation and swimming in a restricted zone.
During Webb’s visit to Myanmar - the first by a member of the U.S. Congress in more than a decade - the senator also secured a rare visit with Suu Kyi.
