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MYANMAR’S military admitted responsibility at the weekend for killing 10 Rohingya Muslims whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave in December.
The country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed the military’s pledge to investigate which of its soldiers were responsible.
Troops involved and some villagers who egged them on are under arrest.
However, military commanders quickly resumed their usual behaviour and said the 10 men had it coming.
“This incident happened because ethnic Buddhist villagers were threatened and provoked by the terrorists,” said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
There is no evidence to suggest that the men were terrorists.
“Some may worry, but I believe that our investigation will prevent such things from happening again,” Ms Suu Kyi claimed.
However, the Nobel peace prize laureate has presided over an army campaign against the country’s Rohingya Muslims, with over 1,000 killed by soldiers.
The UN has reported that the army has made “massive and systematic” use of rape, while over 650,000 people have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to seek refuge.
