Abhisit, Suthep report to DSI

Abhisit, Suthep report to DSI

Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban on Tuesday morning reported to Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigators to acknowledge charges in two more cases stemming from the political violence in 2010.

Mr Suthep iwas director of the then-Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) which commanded the military crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Last year, the DSI charged Mr Abhisit and Mr Suthep with authorising the killing of anti-government red-shirt protesters by soldiers during the April-May 2010 violence in Bangkok.

The new charges came after the Criminal Court ruled in two cases, finding the death of 14-year-old Kunakorn "Nong Isa" Srisuwan premeditated murder, and the wounding of  van driver Samorn Maithong a case of attempted murder.

The court ruled Mr Samorn was seriously wounded by military funfire as he was driving a van into the army's restricted zone near a military checkpoint at the Ratchaprarop Airport Rail Link station on the night of May 15, 2010.

The court said young Kunakorn and the taxi driver, 44-year-old Phan Khamkong from Yasothon province, were hit by  bullets fired by troops attempting to stop Mr Samorn’s van. 

DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said both Mr Abhisit and Mr Suthep cooperated well with investigators from the DSI, police and the prosecution.

He said the two new cases would be merged as one because they occurred on the same date and at the same time.

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