The three People’s Defence Force solidiers believed to have been executed after being repatriated, above, and the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sot, Photos: Thai Rath

 

by TNR Staff

 

MOVE FORWARD and Commoners parties strongly criticised the repatriation of three People’s Defence Force soldiers who had crossed over from Myanmar to Mae Sot to seek medical treatment with all three believed to have been killed, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 11).

 

However Myanmar junta’s Border Guard Forces (BGF) only confirmed that one of the three PDF soldiers, namely Ko Thiha, 38, Htet Nay Wun, 31, and Saw Phyo Lay, 26, had been shot dead while trying to escape with one of the other two shot in the thigh and the two of them sent to State Administration Council.

 

The three PDF soldiers had crossed over to Mae Sot to get treatment at a clinic in the Thai border town. However as they were not familiar with the route they took the wrong turn which led to an Immigration Bureau checkpoint where they were apprehended.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/04/11/two-parties-slam-repatriation-of-3-pdf-soldiers-believed-killed/

 

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Great for Thailand’ reputation!

Junta folk stick together….

sounds like a clear violation, returning wounded rebels to meet their death squad. I wonder if Immigration stopped to think about the consequences for those rebels or the Thai image. surely they had to know if they handed them over they would be persecuted or executed?

31 minutes ago, cncltd1973 said:

sounds like a clear violation, returning wounded rebels to meet their death squad. I wonder if Immigration stopped to think about the consequences for those rebels or the Thai image. surely they had to know if they handed them over they would be persecuted or executed?

Immigration think of only one thing. Are  you here legally.  These guys knew that if they got caught they would be in trouble and oopsed.

 

UNHCR should be set up at these locations so that they can mediate or assist but then again these are fighters so it is different than a woman and child coming in.

 

Not saying right or wrong just different.