Ms Suu Kyi's lawyer, Nyan Win, said on Friday: "There is no law to hold her for another day. Her detention period expires on Saturday and she will be released."Nyan Win said she would meet with the NLD's central committee, members of the media and the public once she was freed.
The Nobel Peace laureate will also need to address divisions among her political supporters. A faction of the NLD, the National Democratic Force, broke away to contest the elections. It performed poorly, partly because of the rigged polls but also because of lack of support from the NLD who chose to boycott the polls and urged people not to vote, analysts said.The daughter of Myanmar's independence hero General Aung San, Suu Kyi served as the General Secretary of the NLD which swept victory in elections two decades ago, but was never allowed to take power.Some observers believe her release could come with restrictions to ensure she cannot threaten the generals or the military-backed government to which they are preparing to hand over power.Before Sunday's elections, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar's junta to release Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners so that the voting could be deemed legitimate.
Profile: The Mounts in Myanmar Aung San Suu Ky
* Born 1945, daughter of Burma's independence hero, General Aung San assassinated in 1947
* 1960: Leaves Burma and is later educated at Oxford University
* 1988: Returns to care for sick mother and is caught up in revolt against then-dictator Ne Win
* 1989: Put under house arrest as Burma junta declares martial law
* 1990: NLD wins election; military disregards result
* 1991: Wins Nobel Peace Prize
* 1995: Released from house arrest, but movements restricted
* 2000: Near continuous period of house arrest begins
* Sept 2007: First public appearance since 2003, greeting protesting Buddhist monks * November 2010: NLD boycotts first election in 20 years and is disbanded
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