Armed police arrest a protester at an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon's Sanchaung Township on February 27. (Frontier)

Police sources blame brutal crackdowns on military imposters

The image of Myanmar’s police has sunk to new lows due to brutal crackdowns on protesters, but some insiders have blamed much of the violence on soldiers and paramilitary thugs masquerading as police.

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