It is reported that the top military commander in Myanmar said, "I did not expect that the resistance of the people would be this strong."
In an interview with Hong Kong's Phoenix TV, which was aired on Myanmar military TV on the night of the night of the 4th, Min Aung Hlaing, the Supreme Commander of the Myanmar Army, was asked by the moderator if he expected such resistance as now. said.
Commander Hlaing, however, insisted that the protests were only an emotional reaction, saying his 'election rigging' allegations would upset supporters of the Democratic National League, which was the ruling party of the civilian government.
"Some of the protesters are dishonest people who fear that they could face legal consequences," Hlaing said.
Commander Hlaing also repeated the previous position, saying, "The actual death toll is about 300" about the death toll of more than 700 as a result of the military's bloody suppression.
An interview with Commander Helaing with Hong Kong's Phoenix TV was held on the 20th of last month.
Previously, Commander Hlaing launched a coup d'état on February 1, stating that the civilian government did not properly investigate the general election held in November last year, even though it was a fraudulent election.
According to the Political Prisoners Support Association, a human rights group, the Myanmar military's bloody crackdown on demonstrators protesting the coup had killed 845 people and arrested more than 5,700 until yesterday.