People have continued to protest against the military coup in Myanmar
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Myanmar&#39;s government-appointed body representing Buddhist monks has opposed the bloody crackdown by the military junta in the country that has left more than 200 dead.</p>
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The draft statement by the State Sangha Mahanayaka Committee called upon the military junta to &#39;immediately halt&#39; firing on demonstrators.</p>
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&quot;Killing peaceful protesters must stop,&quot; the statement said.</p>
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The final draft will be released by the Sangha Maha Nayaka committee on Thursday after it is discussed with the religious affairs minister, a monk close to the government-appointed organisation told IANS.</p>
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When that happens, it might be the most forthright condemnation of the military&#39;s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests since the February 1 military takeover.</p>
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Buddhist monks, often the most revered in Myanmar and whose numbers run in thousands, have often led pro-democracy movements in the country.</p>
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They were at the forefront of a 2007 &quot;Saffron Revolution&quot; against military rule, that paved the way for the 2008 military drafted Constitution and subsequent elections in the country.</p>
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The military tried to swing the Buddhist clergy their way by secretly funding radical groups such as Ashin Wirathu&#39;s Ma Ba Tha and playing on the Bamar Buddhist identity during the 2017 turmoil in Rakhine state when Rohingya Muslim rebels attacked more than twenty police stations.</p>
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Myanmar has been plunged into chaos since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s elected government on Feb. 1, detaining her and members of her party.</p>
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That has provoked substantial global outrage.</p>
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Ousted members of parliament, mostly from Suu Kyi&#39;s NLD party, are working for a united stand against the military takeover in the ethnically diverse country.</p>
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The NLD has promised a comprehensive national peace process, saying the designation of terrorist would be lifted from all autonomy-seeking insurgents fighting for democracy.</p>
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More than 200 protesters have been killed as security forces try to crush a wave of demonstrations, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group says.</p>
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Protesters in Yangon confronted security forces over a sand-bag barricade on one street in Yangon.</p>
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Police opened intermittent fire on Wednesday and one man appeared to get shot in the head, according to footage on social media.</p>
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