The party led by the detained democracy icon said it had warned the government before Wednesday's protest that attacking the monks would be seen by the public as a grave crime.
"We warned the authorities in advance that if they used violence against the peaceful protest marches, they would have committed the greatest wrong in history," the party said in a statement.
"The NLD asks to hold a dialogue immediately to solve all the nation's problems peacefully," it said.
"The NLD will stand together with the people," it added.


