Press conference on intrusion of US citizen Mr John William Yettaw into the residence of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was held at the meeting hall of Drug Elimination Museum at the corner of Hanthawady Road and Kyundaw Road in Kamayut Township this afternoon.

It was attended by Chief of Myanmar Police Force Brig-Gen Khin Yi, Deputy Attorney-General U Myint Naing, Director-General of the Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Kyaw, Director-General of the Correctional Department U Zaw Win, ambassadors and diplomats in Yangon, a representative from the office of the coordinator of UN agencies, members of Myanmar Foreign Correspondent Club, journalists from local media and invited guests.

At the press conference, Chief of Myanmar Police Force Brig-Gen Khin Yi briefed on the intrusion of US Citizen Mr. John William Yettaw into the residence of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

After the briefing, Brig-Gen Khin Yi replied to the queries raised by journalists and the press conference ended at 3 pm. Afterwards, diplomats, journalists and guests viewed the items seized from Mr. John William Yettaw. The seizures include the items seized when he was arrested in Inya Lake on 6, May 2009 and the items found in Diamond Room of Beauty Land II Hotel where Mr. Yettaw put up. The photos displayed at the press conference includes photos of Mr. Yettaw taken during his visit to AAPP Office in Maesot, photos taken at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence and its environs by Mr. Yettaw, photos taken by Mr. Yettaw himself when he was in disguise, practised with flippers and hid memory cards in a soap and some documentary photos taken by Mr. Yettaw. The photos of Mr. Yettaw taken when he was arrested on 6, May 2009 and taken on 19, June 2009, statements of Mr. Yettaw and translation of the statements, lists of items seized from Mr. Yettaw on 7 May 2009, maps showing routes used by Mr. Yettaw when he intruded the residence of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time on 30, November 2008 and when he sneaked into the residence on 3, May 2009 and when he left the residence on 5, May 2009 were also displayed at the press conference. Besides, the items seized from Mr. Yettaw when he was arrested in Inya Lake on 6, May 2009, items seized on 7 May 2009 left by Mr. Yettaw at Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence, 11 items seized at 12:50 pm on 12, May 2009, given by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Mr. Yettaw to be used during his stay at her house and possessions of Mr. Yattaw seized on 6, May, 2009 at Beauty Land II Hotel, were also displayed.