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by Petch Petpailin

The dead body of a Laotian refugee with gunshot wounds was found on a road near the forest behind Sri Muang Mai village in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. Tragically, he was killed prior to seeking asylum in Australia.

 

The discovery was reported at Sri Mueng Mai Police Station on Wednesday, May 17. Officers and healthcare professionals from a local hospital launched an investigation immediately. The dead body was still seated on a motorcycle. He had one gunshot wound to the head, one in his chest, and another one in his stomach.

The victim’s identity was established through the UNHCR ID card, which was discovered in a bag found at the scene. The deceased Laotian man was identified as 55 year old Kittiyano Boonsuan. He was a political activist in Laos seeking refuge in Thailand. Before the murder, he planned to travel to Bangkok to request resettlement in Australia.

 

According to ThaiRath, Kittyano stayed in Thailand with a 74 year old Lao man, who was his father-in-law, Thongkham Sukkawan.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/laotian-refugee-shot-dead-in-isaan-province-of-thailand

 

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Nice. Killer commands over the border working both ways.

Well, that was obviously some kind of organised hit....

16 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Well, that was obviously some kind of organised hit....

It's quite a long list of murdered dissidents now for Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in each other's countries. True regional cooperation.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The dead body was still seated on a motorcycle. He had one gunshot wound to the head, one in his chest, and another one in his stomach.

Obviously upset the wrong people who would not even let him flee.

16 hours ago, KhaoNiaw said:

It's quite a long list of murdered dissidents now for Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in each other's countries. True regional cooperation.

Didn't you mean

True regional competition...

As these corrupt leaders are intertwined and therefore it's simply a matter of allowing such activities to continue as no one is ever found to be brought to justice.

the sad part is the killer will probably never be caught

4 hours ago, Andycoops said:

Didn't you mean

True regional competition...

As these corrupt leaders are intertwined and therefore it's simply a matter of allowing such activities to continue as no one is ever found to be brought to justice.

Well exactly. That's why I said cooperation. These killings are obviously carried out with the knowledge of certain authorities in the local country, maybe logistical help provided too.  If you look at some of the information around Thai activists murdered and missing in neighbouring countries, it points to places that nobody is going to look at.