Court sets June 24 for investigation approach
Nine former top officials have been accused of murder and other crimes by wounded protesters and their families, according to a lawsuit filed by Tak Bai’s dangerous tragedy victims.
A unique instance of regular people who have been injured and aresuing legal action against authorities took place on Thursday at the municipal court of Narathiwat, where many human rights attorneys represented 48 plaintiffs.
The nine previous authorities face accusations of death, unlawful confinement and misconduct.
Before magistrates will decide whether to accept the petition, the court has set the inquiry date for June 24. The nine previous leaders, who were in the top positions at the time in southern Thailand, will not be charged until they are charged.
Their brands have not been disclosed to the people, but they apparently held key roles in the military, police forces, and Interior Ministry.  ,
Adilan Ali- Ishoh, a solicitor with the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation, said on Tuesday they were named in a fact- getting report by next- ombudsman Pichet Sunthornpipit. Lt. Gen. Pisan Wattanawongkiri, past Fourth Army Place Commander, is one of them. He is currently a party-list MP for the decision Pheu Thai Party.
The decision to file legal actions by the wounded protesters and their communities comes inainte of the 20-year statute of limitations, which expires in October of this year.
In Narathiwat’s Tak Bai area, security forces used army to stage a protest in front of Tak Bai authorities place on October 25, 2004, in a manner that was unacceptable. As they were transported to the Ingkhayutthaborihan Military Camp in Pattani country’s Nong Chik area, 140 kilometers away, seven protesters died at the page, and 78 another detainees died from asphyxia or tissue decline.  ,  ,
After officers and prosecutors failed to prosecute the people involved in the distribution, the victims and their families decided to handle the case on their own, according to Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, producer and attorney of the Cross Cultural Foundation.
” We cannot let the case expire without taking action ( against the authorities ) for the historic violence resulting in deaths”, she said.
One of the four organizations representing the people in prosecutor for this event is the Cross Cultural Foundation.
Just nine previous authorities, who were directly to blame for using force to separate the march that day, were sued.
In front of the police depot, about 1,500 activists demanded the launch of six prisoners.
” Supervisors who committed wrong may have experience legal, legal and administrative punishment, but we have not seen any accountability”, Ms Pornpen said.
The Muslim Attorney Center’s Abdulqahhar Arwaeputeh expressed confidence in the legal team’s robust facts, which included fact-finding studies, press coverage, and survivors ‘ testimonials.
” One of the most significant pieces of evidence comes from those who were and are still intact. Their accounts may shed light on what actually happened”, the prosecutor added.
Ms. Pornpen claimed that the lawsuit might have an impact on Narathiwat’s potential. ” This ( lawsuit ) could be a historic event leading to peace in the southern border”, she said.
The Tak Bai murder on October 25, 2004, marks the 15th celebration of the Muslim Kids Federation of Thailand’s gathering on a skywalk in Bangkok’s Pathumwan area. ( File photo: Patipat Janthong )