The Prime Minister said he was disturbed that Aung San Suu Kyi may be charged with breaching the terms of her home detention in Burma.
Ms Suu Kyi is facing trial for violating the terms of her house arrest and could face a prison term of up to five years.
In a statement released today, Gordon Brown called on the Burmese regime to release her and all other political prisoners.
Read the Statement
I am deeply disturbed that Aung San Suu Kyi may be charged with breaching the terms of her detention.
The Burmese regime is clearly intent on finding any pretext, no matter how tenuous, to extend her unlawful detention.
The real injustice, the real illegality, is that she is still detained in the first place.
If the 2010 elections are to have any semblance of credibility, she and all political prisoners must be freed to participate.
Only then will Burma be set on the road to real democracy, stability and prosperity.
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