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Tak Bai Massacre Case Dismissed as Statute of Limitations Expires


snoop1130

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They wanted a headline, and an appearance they were doing something about 78 people who were deliberately killed. They could have brought this case anytime in the last twenty year, but no. Now they can say .... We Tried, but time ran out.

The real question; who were they trying to convince they were doing something? 

 

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Tak Bai

Tak Bai, very dangerous place, lots of terrorism in the region. 

Glad I don't live down there. 

 

Worked across the border, around 40km away, Kota Bharu for a few years, unfriendly people there to, glad to get out of that horrible place. 

 

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

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A provincial court in Narathiwat has officially dismissed the long-running Tak Bai massacre case, marking a significant development nearly 19 years after the tragic event that left 78 protestors dead. The case was dropped last Friday due to the statute of limitations expiring, leaving no defendants available to stand trial.

 

The lawyer representing the relatives of the deceased, Rasada Manoorasada, expressed determination to continue seeking the truth, even as the formal legal process concludes without resolution. Criticism has been directed at state agencies, with demands to halt pensions for the retired fugitives implicated.

 

Moreover, there are calls for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to start an inquiry into the alleged neglect by Nong Chik police, accused of delaying the case investigations for nearly two decades. This year, the Office of Attorney-General finally pressed charges against seven retired senior figures from the military, police, and interior sectors.

 

The massacre took place on 25th October 2004, when 78 individuals tragically suffocated while being transported in cramped conditions during a 150km journey from Tak Bai police station to the Ingkayuth army barracks in Pattani.

 

Security measures have been tightened in and around the court amid these developments. The dismissed case underscores the complex challenges of seeking justice in prolonged legal battles.

 

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Wow , there is a statute of limitations on murder ! This is an interesting country 🤔 No statute of limitations on murder in most civilized countries . There was just a 36 year old cold case murder solved in New York City with new evidence . There is actually a whole section of detectives that deal with these cold cases in the NYPD

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An exemplary collaboration of police investigation, court proceedings and law making, everything worked exactly as designed. These people are not stupid, they only act like it when it's to their advantage: CC TV broken, statutes expired, devised legal loopholes, translation difficulties for Interpol forms, so sorry nah.

As for the perpetrators, they are part of the corrupt overall system and therefore protected by it.

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 These old politicans protect each other by delaying court proceedings and allowing guilty parties to leave the country until once again the statue of limitations has expired. 

Blatant and shameful open flouting  of the justice system. 

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2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Tak Bai, very dangerous place, lots of terrorism in the region. 

Glad I don't live down there. 

 

Worked across the border, around 40km away, Kota Bharu for a few years, unfriendly people there to, glad to get out of that horrible place. 

 

That's a maybe, however that doesn't justify the murder of the protesters and then allowing the murderous  scum to walk away free due to this archaic law. 

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