The families of two people shot dead a year ago during candidate registration for the annulled general election are still waiting for justice.
Vasu Suchantabut.
Pol Sen Sgt Maj Narong Pitisit, 45, a traffic police officer from Taladplu Police Station, and protester Vasu Suchantabut, 30, were killed at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Din Daeng on Dec 26 last year.
Their families held separate religious rites to commemorate their loved ones on the anniversary of their deaths.
Narong was assigned to safeguard the Thai-Japanese Stadium, which was the venue for candidates to register. He was shot in the chest while on duty at Gate 3 and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Vasu, meanwhile, was part of the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand group protesting against the Yingluck Shinawatra government. Vasu and other NSPRT supporters were at the front of the Thai-Japanese Stadium in an attempt to block political parties from entering and registering for the Feb 2 election.
Vasu was shot by an unidentified gunman. He was pronounced dead after eight hours of treatment in hospital.
Narong's widow Natteera Pitaksavetchai, 34, said she had heard no news about the investigation into her husband's death. "Of course life is more difficult as I have to bring my four-year-old son up alone. But we have to keep on walking and [we have to] survive," she said.
Narong's elder sister, Kularb Termto, 49, criticised the slow pace of the investigation and Vasu's mother, Thipabha, said there appeared to be no progress. "We've been struggling to get some light shed on this case, but there is no progress [in the investigation]," she said.
"Now I have lodged a lawsuit against the Prime Minister's Office and the Royal Thai Police with the Central Administrative Court."
Mrs Thipabha has sought 44 million baht in compensation from the two state agencies for the death of her only child. She had earlier announced she would give one million baht to anyone who provided police with information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
The inquest into Vasu's death is close to a conclusion as witnesses are due to testify before the Criminal Court at the end of next month. Beside the deaths of Narong and Vasu, about 100 people were injured, including 27 police and two members of the media, in the clashes on Dec 26.