The Jakarta Post
The official, who asked for anonymity out of fear he would be punished by the junta, said it was the first sign of divisions in the country's secretive establishment.
"The five generals expressed their refusal to deploy their troops against the monks openly. They were then quickly put into detention by the junta.
"Some 400 soldiers of the Sagaing Division near
The official refused to disclose the names of the generals or give further details on where the generals and the soldiers were detained.
Following
Foreign diplomats and Burmese dissidents said the true death toll was much higher.
The official said that most civil servants like himself did not like what the junta had done to the monks but were too afraid too show their feelings.
"Monks are a symbol of our religion and our life. People are very angry that the military dared to shoot them. It is considered the biggest sin to kill monks," the official said.
He said that many civil servants and other workers were beginning to quietly express their dissatisfaction by staying at home and not working.
Shwe Myo Thant, secretary-general of the Chiang Mae-based Nationalities Youth Program, an organization of 12 ethnic groups working to empower Burmese people, agreed that many workers were boycotting the junta by staying home.
"They want to show the military that they disagree with the violent crackdown. By not working, we hope that they can put more pressure on the junta to open dialog. Beside the civil servants and the workers, the monks are also continuing their protest inside their monasteries by staying silent and refusing to pray for the government," he told the Post on Sunday at his office in Chiang Mae.
Analysts have speculated that the disobedience of some military generals could be the beginning of cracks inside the military establishment, leading to civilians taking power in a manner similar to the events in
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