Spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun said Sukey took payments worth $600,000 as well as gold while in government, according to complaints made by a former minister that an anti corruption committee is investigating.

He also said security forces only used force when necessary against demonstrators, but eight people were killed when they opened fire on anti coup protesters again on Thursday.

One of them was a Mia whose husband chip in the North Dagon district of Yangon.

They had a child and another baby on the way, she says.

He said it was worth dying for.

He was worried about people not joining the protests so democracy would not return to the country.

He was worried about democracy.

Now he has passed away.

I haven't been able to see his body yet.

Thursday's death said to a toll of more than 60 demonstrators killed since the coup of February 1st.

That's according to a political prisoners advocacy group.

On Wednesday, Amnesty International accused the military of adopting battle tactics and using lethal force against demonstrators and the UN Security Council condemned the violence and urged the army to show restraint.

But it stopped short of calling its actions a coup due to opposition by China, India, Russia and Vietnam.