PAO chief killed in daring attack

Published: 16/06/2011 at 06:32 PM
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The president of the Lop Buri provincial administration organisation was killed and two others, his wife and secretary, wounded in a broad daylight attack by a gunman in Phra Nakhon district on Thursday afternoon.

Pol Lt-Col Nathakorn Khumsap, deputy chief of Chana Songkhram police, said the attack occurred at about 2.30pm while Suban Jirapanwanich, the Lop Buri PAO president, his wife Oraphan, and secretary Chanutporn Phosompanwong were at Ratchadamnern Plaza in front of a jewelry shop in Khwaeng Talad Yod near the Government Lottery Office.

While the three were walking from a parking lot and stopped to buy ice-cream, a man about 170cm tall, wearing a blue shirt with long sleeves and blue jeans, walked to them and fired four shots with a handgun at Mr Suban and many other shots at the two women at a close range before fleeing on a waiting motorcycle driven by an accomplice.

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Just-1-Voice
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Discussion 6 : 17/06/2011 at 08:26 AM6
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IMO, if it was "politically motivated", only the PAO chief would have been targeted, and in a less public place. The fact that the gunman also went for the wife and secretary seems to be something that was "personal", or as johninbkk pointed out, "business related".
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Discussion 5 : 17/06/2011 at 01:04 AM5
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In Lopburi, polls suggest BJT will only get about ~1% of the vote - too insignificant for election purposes. Knowing it involves BJT, it could be 'business' related . . .
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Discussion 4 : 16/06/2011 at 09:32 PM4
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HAWAI: I have any times said the same thing. The first thing any investigator worth his salt ask is, "who stands to gain from this?".

But when we ask this about the shooting of red shirts, the arson in Bangkok, the supposed bombs set off by the red shirts.....it is always the red shirts who are blamed, despite the fact they are the last to gain from such things.

Whomever the violence is perpetrated against and by, the loser is always democracy.

In a sense therefore, that is the answer to the investigator's question. Let us see who points the finger first.
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Discussion 3 : 16/06/2011 at 08:47 PM3
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So...if PAD is opting out, what party stands to gain the most from weakening BJT ??????? I am sure whatever party it might be, that they have repudiated such violence ( ? ).
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Discussion 2 : 16/06/2011 at 08:03 PM2
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yes it was blue shirt and blue jeans but he is wearing yellow underwear so that make it a true yellow. looks like revenge time has come, this is a good way to getting rid of your enemy. 2 more weeks of killing to go.
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Discussion 1 : 16/06/2011 at 05:57 PM1
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Please note that the shooter wore a blue shirt and blue jeans. Not a red shirt and and red jeans.
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