The 78-year-old chief monk was shot dead by security forces last week in a village in central Myanmar.
Myanmar’s junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, donated a fleet of luxury cars in June to members of the nation’s highest Buddhist authority.
Junta-controlled media initially blamed resistance groups for the abbot’s death, but a senior monk travelling with him said the regime’s security officials were responsible. Gen Min Aung Hlaing donated a fleet of luxury cars in June to members of the nation’s highest Buddhist authority to help them perform their religious duties, state media reported.
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