Issuance” could have an impact on peace negotiations”
PUBLISHED: 18 Oct 2024 at 05: 00
Three important leaders may be summoned by the House Committee on Southern Border Peace to discuss what actions should be taken when the statute of limitations for the Tak Bai murder case expires on Friday, 2014.
Phumtham Wechayachai, the committee’s chief of defense, is one of the leaders who will be called on for Thursday.
The Tak Bai murder involved the murders of 85 people in Narathiwat’s Tak Bai area on Oct 25, 2004. The victims ‘ families and the numerous wounded people brought legal action against the government. The Narathiwat Provincial Court eventually accepted the situation for prosecution in August of this year.
Seven plaintiffs in the case have not before the Narathiwat Provincial Court due to concerns that they are awaiting the statute of limitations. According to a cause, their presence has halted the criminal process, and if the defendants do certainly appear, the situation may conclude without further research or trial. The court issued arrest warrants, but the supply said none of the seven accused have been apprehended.
Democratic Movement base part Pannika Wanich, spokesperson for the council, said on Wednesday that the council, comprised of academics, state officials, and regional MPs, shared concerns about the consequences if the case expires. In response, the committee has decided to invite the appropriate parties to discuss the issue on Thursday in order to come up with a solution.
The National Security Council assistant secretary-general Chatchai Bangchuad and Maj Gen Paisan Noosang, the fifth Army captain, are the other two important officials, according to Ms. Pannika.
She added that Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri, one of the plaintiffs and a former leader of the Pheu Thai Party, has no bearing in the circumstances surrounding the case. She claimed that once they are a plaintiff in a court case, Members are not immune from prosecution. Given this, she said, the latest withdrawal of Gen Pisal from the group did not change any legal processes.
Ms. Pannika stated that the conference will also help determine whether the condition will worsen and support the deep South peace negotiations. She urged the government to show its democratic can in order to prosecute the Tak Bai accused.
If the authorities fails to work, she said, it may affect continued peace agreements.