(CNN) -- A crowd of Western and local media started to gather late Friday afternoon near the home of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi, as rumors swirled that she was about to be released within hours.
About five to six police trucks were parked near the house. One was seen entering the compound.
Myanmar's military junta has said it plans to release Suu Kyi, but the timing is undecided.
"The plan to release Suu Kyi is on, but the actual plan on the day of her release is not known yet," said the official, who is not allowed to speak publicly on the matter.
The Nobel Peace laureate's house arrest is due to end on Saturday, but her supporters are left to guess whether the ruling military regime will actually release her.
The leaders of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party were meeting Friday to discuss her possible release, said one of her lawyers, Nyan Win.
They've arranged some security precautions in case she's released, but "can't do much since we still don't know what time she is going to be released," Nyan Win added.
Security has been stepped up in Myanmar, but it was unclear whether that was because of Suu Kyi's possible release or because of the country's first elections in two decades, which happened Sunday.
"If they release her, it's not because her term is up. They can always come up with excuses to detain her," said Maung Zarni, a research fellow on Myanmar at the London School of Economics.
Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International's Myanmar specialist, said it makes "perfect sense" for the regime to free her since she's "no longer an electoral threat to them." She was unable to participate in the elections because of her current court conviction.
There have been calls around the world for her release, including one from President Barack Obama during his current trip to Asia. However, Zawacki believes she will be freed only be because the nation's ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, believes it's in his interest, not because of international pressure.
"I don't anticipate they will release her without conditions," Zawacki said. And if she violated any conditions of release, he said, she could be arrested again.
The ruling military junta has not announced official election results, but critics say a military victory is all but certain. They called the elections a fraud aimed at creating the facade of democracy in Myanmar, which also is known as Burma.
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