Min Aung Hlaing said an investigation of the incident by high-ranking officials had begun and that the military government would continue to serve the interests of the Buddhist religion by working together with monks.
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He also said Ye Lwin, the popular former mayor of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, was among those freed.
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