who shared rumors and allegations without any attempt to corroborate the material. The graphic photos, which were widely circulated as evidence of the rape, later turned out to have been pictures from Brazil. 433 During a May 2015 speech, Wai was also documented addressing a crowd of about 50 people, including monks. He explicitly called for violence in his crude speech, going as far as to say, “I won’t say much, I will keep this short and direct. Number One. Shoot and kill [the Rohingyas]. Number two. Shoot and kill them. Number three. Shoot and bury them.”434 The crowd responded with cheers of support. 435 Wai’s proselytizing extends beyond mere words. In May 2015, ahead of the Ma Ba Thaopposed Union Muslims Nation-Wide Conference, Wai posted comments online threatening to attack the event with his followers. Among other insults, he posted pictures of stacks of bamboo sticks he claimed to have bought for the expressed purpose of equipping his followers to beat the “kalar” attendees and announced that they will “face [the Muslims] directly. [Protesters] will give speech in front of Muslim conference and will feed pork curry.”436 In recent months, despite his dubious reputation and well documented hate speech, Nay Myo Wai has been a speaker at Ma Ba Tha organized rallies. However, he did attend an engagement on October 25th 2015, a few days before the election, according to available images and video posted online.437 438 In the video, Wai is seen speaking under a Ma Ba Tha banner alongside prominent “nationalist monks,” including Ashin Kissanaw Bartha, an active 969 preacher.439 Image 45: A Facebook account that appears to be controlled by Nay Myo Wai shared a post about a Buddhist girl allegedly being raped and killed Image 46: Nay Myo Wai attending an event hosted by the Ingapu chapter of the Ma Ba Tha in October 2015, as seen on social media 42