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A probe into Japanese photographer Hiroyuki Muramoto's death will be completed by next week, the Metropolitan Police Bureau team re-investigating the killings in last year's political mayhem said yesterday.
United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship chairwoman Thida Tawornseth, second left, leads a group of supporters to submit a petition to Justice Minister Pracha Promnok calling on the government to speed up bail applications for red shirts detained in connection with the political violence between March and May last year. SURAPOL PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN
The team was speeding up its inquiry into the death, the third of 16 such cases, and will give its report to the Department of Special Investigation soon, said deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau commissioner Anuchai Lekbamrung, the chief investigator.
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Red-shirt supporters have expressed dismay over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call for them to set aside their anger and frustration over social and legal injustices for the sake of national reconciliation.
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Discussion 8 : 24/11/2011 at 05:00 PM8
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According to wikileaks, the Japanese photographer was shot by high velocity green tip bullet which is used by the military. It is most likely that the soldiers shot him by accident when they went on their blind shooting spree. Most of these soldiers are young and never been in a confrontation - so when put in situations like this, they become tense and don't think straight. On top of the that, their command officers are inexperience and aren't organize - leaving it to a free for all for the soldiers. There is no doubt they are being attacked upon by protesters with guns - this leads them to shoot anything that moves in fear of their life.
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Discussion 7 : 24/11/2011 at 03:36 PM7
Any redshirts that committed crimes like arson, etc. should not be bailed. But if there is going to be true reconciliation in the future the laws must be applied fairly. The red shirt leaders and others were arrested and jailed immediatly last year. When will the PAD leaders and their culpable followers ever go before the courts for the airport and government house seizures? As long as they continue avoid their due justice the feelings of discontent remain.
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Discussion 6 : 24/11/2011 at 03:06 PM6
Greed for undemocratic power and eternal control lead to killings. And history tells us that greed for undemocratic power and eternal control will lead to self-destruction in the end, because no one can achieve eternal control.
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Discussion 5 : 24/11/2011 at 02:43 PM5
Why should there be a need to wait for different judges? Everyone of them operates under the rules of law. Just because the judges are changed the rules of law stay the same, so there should be no need to delay trials. Why should red shirt criminals be treated any different than other criminals? Is this not what the red shirt campaigns wanted, to be treated equal? Now that they are being treated equal why is it not good enough?
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Discussion 4 : 24/11/2011 at 10:37 AM4
Is causing injury and willful damage now a political crime.
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Discussion 3 : 24/11/2011 at 07:42 AM3
The second demanded that if a political crime suspect has not been bailed, they they should be held in an appropriate prison and receive different treatment from general criminals. The third urged the delay of any verdicts as the country is still in political transition and the rule of law is not firmly established.exuse me but the lawsbroken at that time were extablished why before the protests. there is a separation between the government and ther judiciary for a reason. and thwere always. it sems that pt and affiliates sem to want to bypass such petty things like the judiciary laws(which makes ALL thais equal under the law).
Discussion 2 : 24/11/2011 at 07:34 AM2
government to speed up bail applications for red shirts detained in connection with the political violence between March and May last year. has the govermnent finished its invertigation? no one knows if the reds or military ,or police, or dems is guilty or innocent. i agree for accelleration in the invertagation ut to bail wothout the results is bypassing a few laws hee. if the are innocent the facts will show. otherwise there is a threat of fleeing pt governments job your pt let them work
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Discussion 1 : 24/11/2011 at 07:22 AM1
As usual, Red Thida shows herself the master of complete denial and turnaround!! When will this woman ever take her justified part of responsibilities in stead of playing this fanciful show??
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