Protester run from police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon March 8, 2021. — Reuters pic

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YANGON, March 12 — Myanmar’s military is likely committing “crimes against humanity” in its attempt to stay in power, a UN expert said yesterday, as the junta claimed that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted illegal payments of cash and gold.