Source: Myanmar junta frees ally of Suu Kyi on health grounds 

FILE - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) is escorted by National League for Democracy (NLD) senior leader and lawmaker Zaw Myint Maung (R) as she arrives at the parliament in Naypyidaw, March 1, 2016.

A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was granted amnesty by junta authorities as he battles cancer, a party source told AFP on Sunday.